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The Renaissance Journalism Center is a new initiative of the San Francisco State University Journalism Department. The Center conducts research, training and other programs to identify and to spark promising journalistic models and practices that serve, strengthen and empower communities.

This initiative comes at a time when the news media are experiencing revolutionary and disruptive change, offering both challenge and opportunity. The Center seeks to ensure that the concerns and interests of communities are served as media, technology and business evolve.

Two interlocking strategies power the Renaissance Journalism Center:

• The Summer Institute: An annual series of classes, workshops and conferences providing training in journalism, multimedia skills, online practices, newsroom management, business development and other topics.

• The Media Greenhouse: A mini-grant program to incubate and test innovative models for gathering and distributing news, utilizing new online technologies and engaging with the community

The new program for the conference is ready! Check out what the lineup of speakers, presenters and workshops!

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