Oct. 19, 2022 (MIAMI) – Americans are more likely to think about the news media as a for-profit enterprise rather than a democratic institution, according to a new Gallup/Knight Foundation study, released today, yet their behaviors and attitudes about paying directly for news are complicated. The study shows that very few Americans have paid directly […]
Article · October 19, 2022 by Knight Foundation
With $10M from Knight, NWS will expand the Knight New Media Center to strengthen the integration of technology and music and boost community engagement. Miami, FL – As Miami’s New World Symphony (NWS) launched its 2022–23 season and a new artistic director began his tenure, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced a […]
Article · October 16, 2022 by Knight Foundation
Nota: esta página ha sido archivada. Visite Knight Art + Tech Expansion Fund para obtener la información más reciente. Preguntas frecuentes El Fondo Knight Art + Tech Expansion proveerá apoyo técnico para crear capacidad para artistas en Charlotte. El fondo proveerá apoyo operacional para artistas individuales así como organizaciones artísticas. El fondo no está basado […]
Article · October 11, 2022 by Knight Foundation
The University of Texas at Austin will receive $4 million to expand access to its journalism courses available to people across the continent in three languages. Miami, Fla. – As part of a longstanding commitment to expand and grow a sustainable future for independent journalism, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is granting […]
Article · October 6, 2022 by Knight Foundation
ProJourn announces a $1.3 million grant, signs up new law firm partners, releases landscape report, “Standing up for journalism: Increasing pro bono legal assistance to benefit communities and democracy” Together, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Microsoft Corp., the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Davis Wright Tremaine — four leaders in their respective fields — […]
Article · October 3, 2022 by Knight Foundation
Knight commits more than $9 million to uplift vital networks for nonprofit, for-profit, diverse local news publishers Sept. 19, 2022 – MIAMI – The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is recommitting its investment in local news support networks that are helping hundreds of publishers work toward stronger financial sustainability. Knight is announcing continuing […]
Article · September 19, 2022 by Knight Foundation
ONA22 kicks off next Wednesday in Los Angeles. I attended my first Online News Association conference in 2004. I had just been hired as executive editor of washingtonpost.com and was eager to learn more about this new organization that was getting some good buzz. Little did I know how much of a part of my life and […]
Article · September 14, 2022 by Jim Brady and Knight Foundation
Dr. W. Gerald Austen, who served on Knight Foundation’s board of trustees for a quarter-century and as its chair for over a decade, died Sunday at Massachusetts General Hospital, surrounded by family. Jerry, as we all knew him, was 92. Jerry was Jack and Jim Knight’s doctor. His care of Jack Knight during a medical […]
Article · September 12, 2022 by Knight Foundation
Early seed funding can lead to big things when other investors join in I wrote previously about how important it is to Knight to increase the overall philanthropic spend on local journalism. We know we can’t do it alone, and believe there are a variety of family and place-based foundations, local donors and national foundations that can […]
Article · August 30, 2022 by Karen Rundlet and Knight Foundation
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2016, as the Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative (the Initiative) was being conceptualized, numerous events occurred that would impact research, policy, and public discourse on the ethics and governance of AI. Examples include: the founding of the Partnership on AI (PAI); the ProPublica investigation that uncovered significant racial bias in AI […]
Article · August 4, 2022 by Knight Foundation
Twenty-five newsrooms will receive $20,000 grants to deploy an improved publishing solution, in third year of Knight initiative in partnership with News Revenue Hub MIAMI — July 19, 2022 — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced the third set of recipients from its $2 million, three-year initiative, Sustainable Publishing Solutions (SPS), […]
Article · July 19, 2022 by Knight Foundation and Knight Foundation