Knight Foundation and its partners are celebrating three Suncoast Emmy nominations today. The first is a series of interviews exploring the digital age’s impact on our communities and our democracy. Nominated in the Interview/Discussion category, the Digital Revolution & Democracy features Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, Reed Hunt, former FCC chair and Paula Kerger, President and Chief Executive Officer of […]
Article · October 17, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
The following is part of a series of reports on Knight Foundation’s work in the communities where it invests. Above: Light rail will come to St. Paul’s Central Corridor neighborhoods in 2014 joining with the Minneapolis Hiawatha line pictured here. When St. Paul’s leaders decided to build a new light rail line connecting the downtowns of Minneapolis and […]
Article · October 16, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
A restaurant on a construction-filled street is doing more than serving up Vietnamese food in St. Paul. It’s quickly becoming a case study for how the arts can create a sense of place. Mai Village sits squarely at the heart of the bustling five-block area known as “Little Mekong” near Minnesota’s State Capitol. Though a local […]
Article · October 16, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
On Sundays in Detroit, a group of residents gathers to share a bowl of soup, and an experiment in democratizing philanthropy. For just $5, Detroit SOUP offers people a meal and a vote for which grassroots project should get a microgrant. First, participants hear pitches from some of the city’s most creative projects in the arts, urban […]
Article · October 11, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Visitors to the Akron Art Museum have less than week left to check out Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui before the exhibit – shown for the first time in the United States – is packed for a national tour. On view through Oct. 7. 2012, the exhibit features the work of globally-renowned contemporary artist El Anatsui (pronounced […]
Article · October 1, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
A new study shows that civic health is directly linked to lower local unemployment in communities across the country. Released by the National Conference on Citizenship and supported by Knight, the study shows that communities with better civic health have weathered the recent economic recession better than others in similar circumstances. It also shows two key aspects – social cohesion […]
Article · September 12, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Each time we launch the News Challenge, we get asked again and again: “How can I make my News Challenge application stand out? What kinds of things do reviewers look for in my proposal?” Considering we receive thousands of applications a year, those are both good things to think about. So we thought we’d ask one […]
Article · August 31, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Dr. Neil Schneiderman, the University of Miami’s James L. Knight Professor of Psychology, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award. Photo Credit: Dr. Youngmee Kim The award recognizes Dr. Schneiderman’s significant and lifelong contributions to the field of behaviorial medicine. Dr. Schneiderman has led major studies on how cognitive behavioral stress management affects […]
Article · August 30, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
TurboVote announced a new partnership today with Google to help make voting easier for its users. As part of Google’s Politics and Elections portal, people can use the TurboVote platform to begin the process of registering to vote, vote by mail and also sign-up for reminders to vote by SMS or e-mail. As visitors to the site, users […]
Article · August 27, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
Jason Randall, 26, places his mail-in ballot in a drop box outside the Lane County Elections Office in Eugene, Ore. Photo Credit: Michael Ciaglo/News21 A national, student-led investigative reporting project launched this week with an in depth look at voting rights across the country. Among its major findings: in-person voter impersonation on Election Day – […]
Article · August 13, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller
A new interactive app, available now in iTunes, celebrates the life of renowned choreographer, dancer and artist Merce Cunningham (1919-2009). The app, designed to make Cunningham’s work accessible to more people, was released today by the Aperture Foundation. It is a new iteration of the 1997 book “Merce Cunningham: Fifty Years,” authored by the Cunningham Dance Company’s archivist David Vaughan. […]
Article · August 10, 2012 by Elizabeth R. Miller