RJI-Adobe AIR Student Competition
And the winner is ...
Three student teams toiled for months on new technology for the future of journalism. Now, one team walks away with the grand prize and the people's choice award.
Who has the $10,000 idea? Vote now!
RJI and Adobe asked MU students a simple question: What great thing will you invent this semester? The students answered. Now you can read about their products, watch demo videos and help pick the "people's choice award."
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Project Overview
The Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) and partner Adobe Systems asked a simple question of MU students: What great thing will you invent this semester?
Judges selected three final teams out of 11 that submitted new ideas for helping news organizations deliver news and advertising and easing the two-way conversation with consumers. These ideas use the new Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) platform for desktop applications. RJI offered each group up to $5,000 in allowable expenses for research, development and testing. Adobe provided access to AIR experts and technical support, plus free admission to MAX 2007, their annual worldwide developer’s conference in Chicago.
RJI will award a $10,000 grand prize, plus a “people’s choice award.” Additionally, RJI will pursue the best options for turning the top applications into real technology that will benefit the journalism industry.