Knight News Challenge video series

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“Towards a stronger Internet” by John Bracken and Chris Sopher on Knightblog.org

“Our future’s Internet strengthened today” by Jenny Toomey on KnightBlog.org

“A $2.75 million challenge to create a more open Internet” by Mark Surman on KnightBlog.org

“Refusing to unlearn a free and open Internet” by Shazna Nessa on KnightBlog.org

“4 most common News Challenge questions answered” by John Bracken on KnightBlog.org

There are about 100 hours left to apply to the Knight News Challenge, which is looking for ideas that answer the question: “How can we strengthen the Internet for free expression and innovation?” Entries using our (brief!) submission form are due March 18 by 5 p.m. ET at newschallenge.org.

The contest is open to anyone, anywhere. We will consider both for-profit and nonprofit projects. And for the first time in the Knight News Challenge, we’re open to ideas beyond technology, including research, journalism, policy and education. In other words: anything that might help build a better Internet. The best ideas, which we will announce in June, will win a share of $2.75 million, including $250,000 from Ford Foundation. For the first time, the News Challenge winners’ pool will also include Prototype Fund grantees; we’ll be awarding $35,000 grants through the challenge for early-stage projects.

We’re looking forward to reading your ideas! 

John Bracken, director of journalism and media innovation at Knight Foundation, and Chris Sopher, journalism program associate at Knight Foundation.