Looking for something to do over winter or summer break, or maybe for a side project during spring semester? The Media Giraffe Project is currently looking for students interested in interning with the project. Students would be involved in researching, interviewing and profile writing. Contact EHawley@mediagiraffe.org for more information.
Wales, Newmark, Dyson sign up to judge "Sunshine Week" contest opening up Congress
Submitted by Bill Densmore on Sun, 02/25/2007 - 23:49.
Three prominent Internet entrepeneurs have signed up to judge a Sunshine Week challenge that aims to spotlight the activities of Congress. The Sunlight Foundation is offering a $2,000 prize for the best website which displays public information about the U.S. Congress, pulled from public data sources. The contest judges are Esther Dyson, a tech investor, entrepreneur and onetime newsletter author; Craig's List founder Craig Newmark; and WikiPedia co-founder Jimmy Wales. The websites are termed "mashups" -- or websites which combine data from two or more sources in new ways. Visit www.sunlightfoundation.com/mashup for contest details.