CMI 2021 Annual Report
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CMI Projects
All-Abilities Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
McKeesport Community Newsroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Doris O’Donnell Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Pittsburgh Media Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Outreach
High School Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Student Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Alumni Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Events
Emerging Technology In Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
What Every Communicator Needs To Know About TikTok . . . . . . . .24
Sports Media During a Pandemic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
From Our Studios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
The Center for Media Innovation was founded in 2016 with generous support from the Allegheny
Foundation. Philanthropic support is critical and the CMI team is grateful to our project funders.
Allegheny Foundation
Doris O’Donnell Innovations in Investigative Reporting Fellowship
FISA Foundation, individual donors, and an anonymous trust
All-Abilities Media Project
The Heinz Endowments & Henry L. Hillman Foundation
Pittsburgh Media Partnership
The Pittsburgh Foundation
McKeesport Community Newsroom
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