Blogs CoverItLive blog by Amy Gahran Posterous blog by Dale Peskin Twitter ‘tweets’ documenting the conference tagged ‘#infoneeds’ 2010 Plenary Sessions Welcome Remarks by Alberto Ibargüen The Changing Media Ecosystem (Eric Newton, Terry Mazany, Alberto Ibargüen) Keynote: Bob Schieffer Staying Current and on Top of the Future (Gary Kebbel, Warren Webster, Amy Webb) Gaming for […]
Featured Speaker Bob Schieffer, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News Bob Schieffer is broadcast journalism’s most experienced Washington reporter. He is the network’s chief Washington correspondent and also serves as anchor and moderator of Face The Nation, CBS News’ Sunday public affairs broadcast. Schieffer served as interim anchor of The CBS Evening News from […]
Speakers Rebecca Arno Rebecca Arno is the Vice President for Communications for The Denver Foundation, a community foundation serving the seven-county Metro Denver region. Rebecca serves as chair of the board of the Colorado Nonprofit Association and on the board of Hunger Free Colorado. She also serves as chair of the board of The Communications […]
Media Learning Seminar: Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy February 10-12, 2013 Presented by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Monday, February 11 8:00 – 9:45 a.m., Mezzanine EXPO and Registration continues 9:45 a.m., Versailles [IMPORTANT – NEW START TIME] Welcome Alberto Ibargüen, President, Knight Foundation. Related: “Expanded commitment to community information […]
Featured MLS2009 Speakers Gwen Ifill Gwen Ifill is moderator and managing editor of “Washington Week,” the longest-running news and public affairs program on public television, and senior correspondent for “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.” She is also frequently asked to moderate debates in national elections, including the vice presidential debates for the 2004 and 2008 […]
Terry Amsler Program Director, Public Engagement Program, Institute for Local Government Amsler is the program director of the Institute for Local Government’s Public Engagement program, which promotes and supports effective and inclusive public engagement in California’s cities and counties and helps local officials involve the public in decision making. The Institute is the nonprofit research […]
BMe is a growing network of black men working together to strengthen cities
By Dennis Scholl, Knight Foundation VP Arts/Miami Program Director I love a good top ten list, and this year has been a year of transformative experiences for the Knight Arts program. So I thought I’d take a minute and list some of the amazing cultural events that took place this year in the eight cities […]
Knight Foundation today announced a grant to Area/Code Entertainment to develop two games that bring together the communities of Macon and Biloxi. Trabian Shorters, Knight Foundation’s vice president for communities, explains why. I’m a member of the first generation in human history to play video games. “Pong” was a hideously simple video game that ushered […]
MIAMI (SEPT. 22, 2010) – Innovative, real-world games will enable Macon residents to forge new, community-building relationships and Biloxi youth to experience the importance of disaster preparation. With support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Area/Code Entertainment is building the games to promote critical thinking and collaboration as players explore important issues. […]
MIAMI (June 23, 2010) Donna Frisby-Greenwood, a social entrepreneur and experienced executive, has joined Knight Foundation as program director for Philadelphia. Knight Foundation has also named private equity and business expert Benoit Wirz as director of business consulting, a newly created position. Wirz is a founder of US Global, where he helped take businesses from […]