Above: Opening remarks from Start-Up City Miami with Richard Florida, Senior Editor, The Atlantic and Matt Haggman, program director/Miami at Knight Foundation In partnership with The Atlantic and author Richard Florida, Knight Foundation presented Startup City: Miami, a day-long series of talks and conversations asking how we can make Miami more of a place where ideas are built. It’s a key component of Knight’s […]
Article · March 4, 2013 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Above: The Mississippi Riverwalk in Dubuque, Iowa. Photo credit: Flickr user Mac9001. Facing high unemployment and a collapse of local manufacturing, the city of Dubuque, Iowa made a conscious effort to rebrand itself as a forward-looking city. Part of its charge included taking on environmental sustainability as a top priority. Leaders recognized early on the […]
Article · February 20, 2013 by Elizabeth R. Miller
If you missed – or are looking for a refresher on – Knight’s 2013 Media Learning Seminar, we’ve rounded up all the info you need to help you catch up. Check out: Expanded commitment to community information needs – on Knight’s new committment to the Community Information Challenge Going from sustainability to ‘thrivability’: success stories from Sundance, […]
Article · February 13, 2013 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Photo credit: Flickr user Jeff Maurone Patrons want to see four things from their local libraries, Lee Rainie told library directors from across the country in Miami this weekend: access to technology, quiet spaces for reading, reference expertise and the ability to borrow books – both in print and digitally. Related Link “Libraries use digital technology […]
Article · February 10, 2013 by Elizabeth R. Miller
When 30 percent of paper mill jobs were lost from 2000 to 2010 in Wisconsin’s rural south Wood County, it had more than just an economic impact. Many corporations and executives left the area and residents who stayed had to scramble to find new jobs. The community faced new challenges in leadership and a shifting […]
Article · February 7, 2013 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Starting Monday, leaders in philanthropy, media and tech will gather for Knight Foundation’s annual Media Learning Seminar to explore how foundations can, and already are, helping residents be informed about the issues that shape their communities. The seminar is part of the Knight Community Information Challenge, which engages community and place-based foundations in meeting local […]
Article · February 5, 2013 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Photo credit: Flickr user inacheapwestern. Five students will receive $5,000 scholarships for using social media creatively to celebrate the First Amendment through the #FreeToTweet scholarship competition. More than 3,600 tweets were sent with the #FreetoTweet hashtag during the first two weeks in December, sharing how people enjoy their right to free expression. The winning students from across the […]
Article · February 4, 2013 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Inside a bright sunlit classroom, students hunch over their laptops. They’re laughing and smiling as they create an interactive story with images, sounds and text. One girl happily helps a friend take a digital photo of himself for the multimedia timeline. Charlotte At A Glance Founded: 1768 City Population: 751,087 Regional Population: 2,442,564 Median Household Income: $48,670 […]
Article · January 28, 2013 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Three Charlotte leaders share how they’re working to increase student achievement, help families engage more deeply in their child’s education and develop digital literacy skills. The following is part of an article that looks at Knight’s grantmaking in Charlotte. Brandi Williams is a community engagement coordinator at Project L.I.F.T, a public-private partnership supported by Knight to accelerate student achievement in […]
Article · January 28, 2013 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Connect face-to-face with your neighbors – not just online. Contact your local government to make sure you have the services and information you need. Spend more time volunteering. These are just a few pieces of advice offered today in a conversation about how to increase civic engagement in 2013. Participants included Knight Foundation’s Strategic Initiatives […]
Article · January 23, 2013 by Elizabeth R. Miller
As Knight folks head to Phoenix, Ariz. to announce the News Challenge: Mobile winners at Arizona State University on Thursday, we took some time to talk with Jacquee Petchel, the new executive editor of News 21. Based at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, the program brings together talented journalism students and pairs them with working journalists to report and produce report […]
Article · January 16, 2013 by Elizabeth R. Miller