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Power to the People
National Geographic - June 21, 2012
"Tiziano will ensure that everyone has the know-how and support they need to report their stories, in real time, to the world, and improve their lives in the process."

Palestine Beyond the Protests
Huffington Post - June 18, 2012

Tiziano Project Walks a Fine Line Between Activism and Journalism in Israel, West Bank
MediaShift Idea Lab - June 13, 2012
"Connecting individuals around the world with local community members in at-risk regions allows people to understand conflicts in new ways. It personalizes regions that are generally over-sensationalized by mainstream media. I strongly believe that promoting efforts that continue to make the world a smaller place will engage and empower communities that would never be reached through traditional activism."

Daily Brink - Jon Vidar
"As the compelling and fascinating stories produced by their students have reached international audiences, The Tiziano Project has become nothing short of a journalistic phenomenon, a revolutionary new approach to media that combines community and professional reporting in an interactive online format."

Have You Ever Seen So Much History Packed Into 60 Seconds?
Upworthy - June 7, 2012
"This tour of Jerusalem might make you dizzy, but it will also succinctly explain how three major religions relate to this holy place. "

Jerusalem's Holy Sites In 60 Seconds
Huffington Post - June 7, 2012
"Simply put - everyone gets a platform. And Tiziano will ensure that everyone has the know-how and support they need to report their stories, in real time, to the world, and improve their lives in the process."

KPCC
June 6, 2012
"In July, they'll launch StoriesFrom, a new platform to share stories from around the world. Today, they give us the history of Jerusalem in 60 seconds.

The Tiziano Project: helping local community journalists showcase their stories
European Journalism Center - March 9, 2012
"[The Tiziano Project] showed that with sufficient tools and support, people can tell convincing stories about their community and have a great impact on the viewers."

Tiziano Project Developing New Citizen Journalist Platform
Fishbowl LA | MediaBistro - February 22, 2012
"If you're looking for a snapshot of just how radically the Internet has affected conflict-area reporting, check out the dozen twentysomething chroniclers helping Tiziano 360° keep tabs on Iraq."

The Tiziano Project: helping local community journalists showcase their stories
RisingVoices - February 20, 2012

Tiziano Project's 360 Kurdistan Wins $200,000 Grant
PDN Pulse - June 27, 2011

Best of the Web
Los Angeles Times - Framework - June 23, 2011

LA-Based Tiziano Project Wins Knight News Challenge Grant
LAist - June 23, 2011

ScraperWiki and Open Knowledge Foundation win grants to help data journalism
The Guardian - June 23, 2011

L.A. Startups NeighborGoods and Tiziano Project Win Awards at SXSW
L.A.ist - March 17, 2011
"Tiziano Project was founded to provide tools and guidance to enable aspiring citizen journalists in post-conflict regions to tell their stories."

SXSW Interactive Awards: Groupon Proves Itself the People's App
TIME Magazine - Techland - March 16, 2011
"[The Tiziano Project] is citizen journalism made simple and profound."

Team of volunteer journalists wants to train locals in conflict zones to tell their own stories, improve their lives
Nieman Journalism Lab - November 30, 2010

LA's Tiziano Project Among 2011 Knight News Challenge Winners
MediaBistro - FishbowlLA - June 22, 2011

Helping People Help Their Narratives
Change Observer - December 20, 2010
"It is as much about community empowerment on the local level as it is about harnessing collaborative journalism on a global scale."

USC Annenberg Project Wins New Media Award
USC News - December 2, 2010

Recent alumni's Tiziano Project awarded grant to teach journalism in Iraq
USC Annenberg News - December 24, 2009


Press Releases

THE TIZIANO PROJECT TO CREATE GLOBAL CITIZEN JOURNALISM PLATFORM - June 22, 2011

THE TIZIANO PROJECT PLACES IN TWO CATEGORIES FOR 2011 WEBBY AWARDS - May 2, 2011

THE TIZIANO PROJECT WINS 2011 SXSW INTERACTIVE AWARD FOR ACTIVISM - March 20, 2011

THE TIZIANO PROJECT WINS 2011 GRACIE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NEWS WEBSITE - March 2, 2011

THE TIZIANO PROJECT WINS NEW MEDIA AWARDS 2010 BEST IN INDUSTRY FOR CULTURE - MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING

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