Justin Ellis is an assistant editor at the Lab. He was previously a staff writer and columnist for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, where he covered areas like business, politics, culture and technology. In 2009 Ellis was part of the paper’s team to cover the inauguration of President Barack Obama. A former Knight Digital Media Center fellow and researcher at Investigative Reporters and Editors, Ellis is originally from Minnesota. Ask him about meats and cheeses.
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Ellis, Justin. "Sunlight Foundation, Melody Kramer, and 20 other media/tech projects get Knight Prototype Funds." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 4 Aug. 2015. Web. 12 May. 2023.
APA
Ellis, J. (2015, Aug. 4). Sunlight Foundation, Melody Kramer, and 20 other media/tech projects get Knight Prototype Funds. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved May 12, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/08/sunlight-foundation-melody-kramer-and-20-others-mediatech-projects-get-knight-prototype-funds/
Chicago
Ellis, Justin. "Sunlight Foundation, Melody Kramer, and 20 other media/tech projects get Knight Prototype Funds." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 4, 2015. Accessed May 12, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/08/sunlight-foundation-melody-kramer-and-20-others-mediatech-projects-get-knight-prototype-funds/.
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