A new report “Philanthropy and Social Media” is intended to provide an introduction to social media for philanthropic organizations and individuals interested in the potential of social media for achieving impact. In the report, released by the Institute for Philanthropy, Knight Foundation is profiled as an active and early investor in social media. For the […]
Article · October 5, 2011 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Moscow’s Red Square, Photo by Giikah.com Journalists from Russia and the U.S. – countries that were once dire enemies – will be able to participate in a new two-year program designed to give them the opportunity to work in newsrooms and to build mutual understanding. At the beginning of the exchange, Russian journalists will spend several days […]
Article · October 4, 2011 by Elizabeth R. Miller
The BME Challenge, which highlights the stories of black men and boys leading others in Philadelphia and Detroit, received more than 2,000 submissions as of the Friday deadline. To all of those who shared inspirational stories of leadership, the BME Campaign thanks you for your efforts in making your communities stronger. Now that entries are […]
Article · October 3, 2011 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission released a landmark report on community information needs that was the most comprehensive national look at media policy in a generation. Today, in an effort to ensure that the important public policy recommendations in the report become fully realized, Knight Foundation announced several new projects to highlight ways […]
Article · October 3, 2011 by Elizabeth R. Miller
This week, student journalists from five universities participating in the Carnegie-Knight News 21 program published a major national investigation into food safety in America. The investigation is getting prominent play in The Washington Post and on MSNBC.com. The series covers the dangers posed by seafood, how hundreds of millions of pounds of contaminated meat is approved for […]
Article · October 3, 2011 by Elizabeth R. Miller
With the school year underway, students at the James L. Knight School of Communication at Queens University of Charlotte are busy inside the classroom. But they’re also busy outside of it – looking for ways to bring what they’re learning about digital and media literacy to the larger community. Students are already working with several local libraries where they […]
Article · September 30, 2011 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Earlier this month, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced a $4.1 million grant to American Public Media to expand its network of citizen sources that help provide local news coverage. According to the announcement, Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s investment will add new citizen sources to American Public Media’s Public Insight Network, a Knight-funded program that […]
Article · September 29, 2011 by Elizabeth R. Miller
NJ Spotlight, an online investigative news service focused on state policy issues in New Jersey, was recently honored with an award for General Excellence in Online Journalism at the 2011 Online Journalism Conference in Boston, Mass. The full list of 2011 Online Journalism Award winners are available online. The conference is held by the Online […]
Article · September 29, 2011 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Can social media help foundations become better grantmakers? What do tools like Facebook, Twitter and blogs mean for philanthropy? This morning, Knight Foundation participated via Twitter in a session that brought together a group of foundations to explore these questions. The session, “Good Grantmaking: What’s Social Media Got to Do With It? was hosted by Philanthropy New York. Two […]
Article · September 27, 2011 by Elizabeth R. Miller
What is the future of urban social change? And where do innovative ideas come from? Living Cities, a collaborative of 22 of the largest foundations and financial institutions, will ask those questions tomorrow at a livestreamed event in honor of its 20th anniversary. For the midday panel about new urban innovation models, Paula Ellis, Knight’s […]
Article · September 26, 2011 by Elizabeth R. Miller
This afternoon Knight Foundation will help lead a discussion on measuring civic health at the 66th Annual National Conference on Citizenship, an annual event that explores the revised roles of citizens, nonprofits, and governments in a 21st century democracy. The theme for this year’s conference is “Redefining America’s Social Compact.” The Civic Health Index, funded in part by Knight […]
Article · September 22, 2011 by Elizabeth R. Miller