Knight Foundation
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FOIA Machine will aid journalist and private citizens in accessing millions of important governmental documents around the world that are covered by freedom of information laws (which exist in more than 90 countries).
GroundTruth is a communications platform designed to help journalists, researchers and community organizers establish engagement with people who have valuable expertise via text messages and mobile phones.
The mission of Kon*Fab is to explore news and information through a more serendipitous discovery.
The Data Severity Index will increase the efficiency of government action by prioritizing disaster risk reduction data and allowing for more intelligent filtering.
To fund research and experimentation into the use of drone vehicles as news and information-gathering tools, to study the ethics of these techniques and to publish case studies and best-practices guides
To build an online video editor for use in media criticism and education.
To develop a tool for organizing multiple videos recorded at a public event into a single timeline
To prototype an application that fact checks speeches and other live content in real time and delivers relevant information to viewers
To create several prototypes for data toys: experimental, digitally-enabled devices that allow users to explore data and systems through play
To develop software that provides real-time alerts by email of city council agendas, minutes and support documents by keyword or topic
To build software to help local law enforcement agencies collaborate with neighborhood crime watch groups
To develop a pilot of a mobile application designed to allow individuals to report street harassment.