Digital Innovation Studio Application
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1. Introduction

Your organization must be a dues-paying member of The Media Consortium to qualify for this program.

Application Deadline: Complete survey no later than May 12.

If you have questions about the program or application form, please don’t hesitate to contact Tracy at tracy@themediaconsortium.com.

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1. What is your:

What is your: Name:
Title:
Contact information (email/phone):

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2. Please check up to two out of the below small group labs that you would like your organization to participate in.

Please check up to two out of the below small group labs that you would like your organization to participate in. 1) Experimenting with new revenue generating opportunities

2) Moving into mobile: phones, e-readers, iPads, oh my!

3) Integrating journalism with community engagement and building models

For each of the above groups you picked, please provide a short answer to the questions that follow.

3. What is your organization's interest in this area? How does this are fit into your short and long term strategic plans for the organization? (Fill in answers only for the two groups that you selected to participate in)

What is your organization's interest in this area? How does this are fit into your short and long term strategic plans for the organization? (Fill in answers only for the two groups that you selected to participate in) A) New Revenue Models
B) Moving into Mobile
C) Integrating journalism and community

4. What does your organization hope to accomplish by participating in this group? (Fill in answers only for the two groups that you selected to participate in)

What does your organization hope to accomplish by participating in this group? (Fill in answers only for the two groups that you selected to participate in) A) New Revenue Models
B) Moving into Mobile
C) Integrating journalism and community

5. Has your organization already started exploring/experimenting in these areas? If so please give a short description and results (successes/lessons learned). (Fill in answers only for the two groups that you selected to participate in)

Has your organization already started exploring/experimenting in these areas? If so please give a short description and results (successes/lessons learned). (Fill in answers only for the two groups that you selected to participate in) A) New Revenue Models
B) Moving into Mobile
C) Integrating journalism and community

6. Who will be the lead/liason staff representing your organization in each small group? We strongly recommend that at least one individual from editorial and one from business/publishing/marketing are representatives for your organization.

Fill in answers only for the two groups that you selected to participate in.

Who will be the lead/liason staff representing your organization in each small group? We strongly recommend that at least one individual from editorial and one from business/publishing/marketing are representatives for your organization. Fill in answers only for the two groups that you selected to participate in. -New Revenue Models
-Moving into Mobile
-Integrating journalism and community

7. The Digital Innovation Studio will be producing an experiment for participating members to use. It is vital that your organization is prepared to implement and participate in this project when it is ready to launch.

Will your organization's contact person be able to effectively communicate with the rest of your staff to make sure the whole organization is up to date and on board when an experiment is ready to be launched?

The Digital Innovation Studio will be producing an experiment for participating members to use. It is vital that your organization is prepared to implement and participate in this project when it is ready to launch. Will your organization's contact person be able to effectively communicate with the rest of your staff to make sure the whole organization is up to date and on board when an experiment is ready to be launched?

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8. Have you read and do you fully understand the description, criteria and requirements (see www.themediaconsortium.org/digital-innovation-studio) for this project?

Have you read and do you fully understand the description, criteria and requirements (see www.themediaconsortium.org/digital-innovation-studio) for this project?

9. Please check off for all that apply. Your organization can commit to:

Please check off for all that apply. Your organization can commit to: Entering the small group lab with the energy and desire to start thinking outside the box and engaging in creative experiments.

Willingness to work with other Media Consortium members to share resources and ideas around this project.

Brainstorming, developing strategies and participating in experiment(s) generated out of small group labs.

Participating in weekly or bi-weekly conference calls (depending on phase of project) and (potentially) one to two in-person meetings to discuss and develop experiment(s).

Working with lab partners and TMC on creating and executing a public end-of-experiment report.

Other

10. Why does your organization want to participate in this program? (200 words or less)

Why does your organization want to participate in this program? (200 words or less)

11. Do you have any comments or questions?

Do you have any comments or questions?

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