We have never had a bigger opportunity – or greater need – to build the future of local news. That was at the heart of discussions at the Knight Media Forum, a gathering of leading journalism funders and practitioners held last week in Miami. “The shorter the distance between our neighbors and our news, the […]
Article · March 6, 2019 by marika.lynch
“I am a prisoner of hope and I am a techno-optimist. But I have to admit, so far it’s been a tough new century for trust and authenticity.” – Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen Indeed. As far as trust in the media is concerned, the 21st century is off to a bumpy start. As bots […]
Article · February 27, 2018 by marika.lynch
The forum’s main sessions will be livestreamed Feb. 20-21 at knightfoundation.org/live. At a time when trust in media, and institutions in general, is dangerously low, how can news organizations work to rebuild it? What effect does the trend have on people’s engagement in solving local issues? Starting Tuesday morning Feb. 20, the Knight Media Forum will […]
Article · February 15, 2018 by marika.lynch
Coming up with a big idea to improve your city is one thing. Digging into the gnarly details of launching and scaling that project it is quite a different story. That’s why Knight Foundation brought together the winners from all three years of the Knight Cities Challenge last week, to network, learn and exchange ideas […]
Article · June 19, 2017 by marika.lynch
Update: Congratulations to the winner of the national contest, @tistheseasontv of Akron, Ohio! See the winning photo, chosen by the participating museums, below. Instagrammers in five cities this week participated in the #InsideOutUSA photo contest, taking creative photos highlighting the national program that brings high-quality replicas of the art in museum’s collections into neighborhoods. Today, […]
Article · June 15, 2017 by marika.lynch
In an era of virtual reality, artificial intelligence and ever-evolving media platforms, the biggest lesson for the future of journalism is that it’s time to get back to basics. Dial up Journalism 101. Ask better questions. Listen—are you ready for this—70 percent of the time. These aren’t the musings of Luddites but strategies for news […]
Article · February 17, 2017 by marika.lynch
At times playful, silly and serious, Instagrammers in four cities this month interpreted art in their own way with the #InsideOutUSA photo contest, highlighting the national InsideOut program that takes high-quality replicas of art in museums’ collections and brings them to neighborhoods. The photographers juxtaposed modern cityscapes with classic art, and brought in skateboarders, toddlers […]
Article · June 18, 2016 by marika.lynch
Above: Teresa Pike Tomlinson, mayor of Columbus, Georgia, at the 2016 Media Learning Seminar. Photos by Patrick Farrell. In a world where one of the biggest rock stars is computer animated, and world leaders appear at town halls via hologram, we find ourselves still struggling to adjust to the new norms of the digital age.You […]
Article · May 16, 2016 by marika.lynch
Above: NorthernLights.MN, a St. Paul Knight Arts Challenge winner. For the past year, Victoria Rogers has traveled the country, meeting artists, attending performances and exhibitions and getting to know the eight Knight communities where the foundation’s arts program invests. What brought her to this point in her career as Knight’s vice president for arts, and […]
Article · April 27, 2016 by marika.lynch
Above: Virtual-reality storytelling demo at University of Texas at Austin. Watch the 2016 Knight Foundation Media Learning Seminar at knightfoundation.org/live May 2 – 3. When leaders in philanthropy, media and tech gather for Knight Foundation’s Media Learning Seminar next week, there will be goggles. Boxes of them, in fact, to help participants get a feel for virtual […]
Article · April 26, 2016 by marika.lynch