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Internews saves lives in Haiti (3 hour(s) ago)

With many of Haiti's news outlets out of commission, the international media organization Internews is stepping in to produce daily broadcasts that provide vital information for earthquake survivors. The News You Can Use segment is airing on 25 local radio stations in Haiti. "We are supplying information because information saves lives," says Yves Colon, a Haitian [...] (Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:01:58 +0000)More...

Community Information Challenge open through March 8 (Mon., February 1, 4:59 PM)

We are now accepting applications from community and place-based foundations for the Knight Community Information Challenge (KCIC), which funds news and information projects. The deadline to apply is March 8. Applications can be submitted at www.informationneeds.org. So far, the Challenge has awarded $7.3 million for 45 ideas in communities large and small. The projects include funding [...] (Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:59:49 +0000)More...

Juan J. Martinez awarded 2010 South Florida Non-Profit CFO (Fri., January 29, 3:39 PM)

Juan J. Martinez, Knight Foundation's Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, is the winner of South Florida Business Journal's 2010 CFO Awards in the non-profit category. Martinez believes an effective CFO is only as good as his team. To that end, he has a very strong finance team ... Martinez has empowered them to solve problems and [...] (Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:39:22 +0000)More...

Sunshine Week 2010, a local heroes contest (Fri., January 29, 3:30 PM)

This year’s Sunshine Week contest, which will be announced March 14-20, will honor local heroes of open government. The efforts of these local heroes, whose work has made their communities a better place to live, will be recognized among media organizations and other groups throughout the nation. Since 2005, Sunshine Week has been held annually to discuss [...] (Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:30:25 +0000)More...

Knight winners are MIT "technologies to watch" (Fri., January 29, 3:27 PM)

Two Knight Foundation grantees have made MIT Technology Review’s list of 10 technologies to watch. Printcasting, a project of Participata, which is currently testing a service that allows amateur publishers to create newsletters and magazines, is supported by an $837,000 grant from the Knight News Challenge. The second Knight Foundation project on the list is the Ushahidi [...] (Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:27:38 +0000)More...

Akron Beacon Journal features local Communities Program Director (Thu., January 28, 8:10 PM)

Vivian Celeste Neal, Knight Communities Program Director to Akron and Northeast Ohio, was featured in the Akron Beacon Journal today. She will be retiring Feb. 26. When Neal came to the foundation, ''she not only brought a lifetime of insight and experience, but a love for Akron, her community,'' said Alberto Ibargüen, president and chief executive [...] (Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:10:15 +0000)More...

'Oscars of Twitter' honor short, real-time content producers (Tue., January 26, 3:31 PM)

As the popularity of social media and short-form messages grow, it's only appropriate that awards season includes what is being dubbed the “Oscars of Twitter.” The second annual Shorty Awards will be held March 3 at TheTimesCenter in The New York Times Building. The awards are sponsored by the Knight Foundation. The Shorty Awards honor the [...] (Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:31:43 +0000)More...

Hillary Clinton speaks at Newseum in Washington, D.C. (Thu., January 21, 5:47 PM)

Knight Foundation CEO and Chairman of the Newseum Board of Trustees Alberto Ibargüen introduced Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to an audience at the Newseum today in Washington, D.C.. Secretary Clinton stated that Internet freedom should be a right for everyone, and that the United States has a responsibility in helping protect the free [...] (Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:47:23 +0000)More...

Contest-Driven Innovation - A Growing Trend in the News and Information Field (Wed., January 20, 9:58 PM)

Back when we launched the Knight News Challenge in 2006, using contests to spur innovation was a relatively new concept. But in just four years, the number of similar competitions in the media, information and communication field has doubled. So we decided to take a closer look at the contests globally, to see if we could [...] (Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:58:16 +0000)More...

Keeping Haiti's communications infrastructure alive (Tue., January 19, 1:03 PM)

Knight Foundation CEO and President Alberto Ibargüen has long said that information is a core community need, as vital to a society's health as jobs, roads and electricity. And in the wake of a crisis like the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a community's information infrastructure can fail just like its power grid and transportation network. [...] (Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:03:51 +0000)More...