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
An interim study on the degree to which the endowments of the country’s wealthiest private and public colleges and universities are hiring asset management firms owned by women and racial or ethnic minorities.
Article · June 30, 2022 by Knight Foundation
Knight Foundation and NYU Stern’s Center for Business and Human Rights applaud the 16 institutions that have provided data on the diversity of asset management firms overseeing their endowments. But 34 of the nation’s 50 wealthiest colleges and universities did not share their data for this interim higher education asset management study. MIAMI – June […]
Article · June 30, 2022 by Knight Foundation
Alejandro de Onís is appointed Knight’s vice president for communications and digital strategy. Roshell R. Rinkins is appointed Knight’s vice president for grants administration and chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer. MIAMI – The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has appointed two new vice presidents, who have contributed significantly to Knight’s mission […]
Article · June 22, 2022 by Knight Foundation
The Knight Research Network in Its Second Year Executive Summary This report is the second in a series that evaluates progress of the Knight Research Network (KRN), a group of researchers located across 38 universities and 16 policy institutes. Launched in 2019, KRN has now seen $55 million in investment from Knight Foundation, matched by […]
Article · June 1, 2022 by Knight Foundation