Successful Knight News Challenge applicants must make sure their project:

1. Is Digital ‘ Your idea uses digital technology (computers, the Web, mobile technology, that sort of thing) in an innovative’way.

2. Delivers News/information ‘ Your idea is about giving people access to what they want to’know.

3. Their idea falls into one of the four’categories:

• Mobile: ‘Seeks projects that use mobile devices to produce, deliver, consume, share and otherwise engage with news. The category reflects the fact that the mobile phone, with 5 billion units in use, has become an important tool for’news.
• Authenticity category: Looks for projects that help people better understand the reliability of news and information sources. We’re hoping to identify promising ideas for helping citizens negotiate our oft-chaotic media world. How can we help news users better evaluate the validity and trustworthiness of news and information? How can we better filter and assess the credibility of what we read and’watch?
• Sustainability: Considers new economic models supporting news and information. New ways of conducting and consuming journalism may require new ways of paying for it. We’re open to ideas for generating revenue as well as ways to reduce’costs.
• Community: Seeks groundbreaking technologies that support news and information specifically within defined geographic areas. This is designed to jump-start work on technologies and approaches that haven’t arrived yet. Unlike the first three categories, submissions in this area must be tested in a geographically designated’community.