This post is one of a series focused on how community foundations are investing in news and information projects to make an impact on issues they care about. The following video was filmed during Knight’s 2012 Media Learning Seminar, where five community foundations gave brief, TED-like talks on how the projects they launched are impacting […]
Article · April 17, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
The Tiziano Project, a 2011 Knight News Challenge winner, provides new media tools and training to community members in conflict, post-conflict and developing regions. Nine months after being named winners, the people behind the 2011 Knight News Challenge projects gathered in Miami for a day of discussing their wins and road bumps in moving their […]
Article · April 17, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
From a new website that tests technology to see what works for journalists to looking at new ways of engaging young people in politics, Knight Chairs are involved in a variety of projects advancing the field of journalism. The video above highlights what Knight Chairs, who are leading journalists now working as tenured professors at top universities, say about their […]
Article · April 16, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Photo Credit: Jose Zamora Today in Miami, 19 experts are reading and voting on the projects moving on to the next round of the News Challenge on Networks. We’d like to thank the following people who are dedicating their time and energy to helping us with this process: Hannah Eaves/LinkTV Cody Elmore/University of Nebraska Seth […]
Article · April 13, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Knight currently supports the Center for Collaborative Journalism in Macon, a unique community news and journalism training partnership aimed at improving news flows and engaging citizens. The following post, written by the center’s new director, Tim Regan-Porter, provides highlights of several of the center’s new efforts. It is crossposted from PBS Media Shift. Tim Regan-Porter April […]
Article · April 10, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
This post is one of a series focused on how community foundations are investing in news and information projects to make an impact on issues they care about. The following video was filmed during Knight’s 2012 Media Learning Seminar, where five community foundations gave brief, TED-like talks on how the projects they launched are impacting […]
Article · April 9, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Eric Newton, senior adviser to the President at Knight Foundation, launched KnightApps.org this morning at the American Society of News Editors meeting in Washington D.C. on a panel called “What Should Newsrooms Be Doing Now?” Newton said daily newspapers needed to experiment with digital journalism tools three times faster and ten times more frequently than they are […]
Article · April 4, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Often before non-profit news sites start their path to sustainability, they depend on IRS determination letter to confirm their tax-exemption status. A new guide is intended to help journalism and non-profit news orgs better understand the IRS’ standards when it comes to determining whether they are eligible for tax-exemption status. With more journalism-oriented non-profit sites […]
Article · April 3, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
An original documentary airing tonight will highlight the experience of 11 South Floridians who served during the early years of the Peace Corps. A unique mix of interviews, archival film and photographs, the documentary will feature personal stories from returned volunteers, detailing their service and idealism while simultaneously tracing the history and heritage of the […]
Article · April 3, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
This post is one of a series focused on how community foundations are investing in news and information projects to make an impact on issues they care about. The following video was filmed during Knight’s 2012 Media Learning Seminar, where five community foundations gave brief, TED-like talks on how the projects they launched are impacting […]
Article · April 2, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
A new, interactive map reveals interesting data about broadband adoption rates in communities across the country. The map describes what it calls “the poverty divide:” data illustrates that wealthier households subscribe to broadband at a rate of 80 to 100 percent, while low-income areas of cities (some which exceed a 50 percent poverty rate) subscribe […]
Article · March 30, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller