J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism

J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism is an incubator for innovative news experiments that use new technologies to help people actively engage in critical public issues. Its core mission is to improve public life by transforming journalism for today and re-inventing it for tomorrow.

J-Lab spotlights dynamic news experiences and helps to develop interactive news ideas that not only educate people about public affairs but also invite their participation.

It rewards cutting-edge innovations through the Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism funded by the Knight Foundation. It spotlights the creative assets of women with the McCormick New Media Women Entrepreneurs project. It funds pioneering hyperlocal citizen media ventures through its New Voices project and administers the community media e-learning sites Knight Citizen News Network and J-Learning.

J-Lab is a center of the American University School of Communication.