Freedom of Information Audits and Government Transparency from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. Excessive bureaucratic delays have kept many Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from being fulfilled in a timely manner, making our government less open than it should be, the New York Times said in an editorial this week, citing the work of the […]
Article · August 30, 2011 by Emily Mirengoff
In order for a news organization to succeed, its staff must be as passionate about business innovation as it is about quality journalism, Michelle Foster writes in her new report, Matching the Market and the Model: The Business of Independent News Media. The report, released by the Center for International Media Assistance, stresses there is no one […]
Article · August 29, 2011 by Emily Mirengoff
Poynter’s News University, which provides affordable journalism-related training for writers, editors, bloggers and students, has nearly 200,000 registered users. To celebrate they are sharing the stories of users and offering prizes, including an Apple iPad, for the best ones. A previous contest winner, school newspaper advisor and English teacher Elisabeth McMullin wrote, “I was surfing […]
Article · August 26, 2011 by Emily Mirengoff
Universal broadband, stronger public media and government transparency are just three of the wide-ranging reforms required to make communities throughout the country more healthy, informed and democratic, according to the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities. The Knight Commission, which was made possible by a $1.7 million grant from the Knight Foundation in […]
Article · August 25, 2011 by Emily Mirengoff
For local journalists, journalism students and communities, the Initiative for Investigative Reporting has been a win-win endeavor. The Knight-supported program, which pairs Northeastern University journalism students with community news organizations to produce local investigative news stories, has so far published 19 in-depth pieces. For students, the program provides the opportunity to collaborate with journalists and […]
Article · August 19, 2011 by Emily Mirengoff
What do a high school student from San Francisco, a New Hampshire state legislator, and an undocumented artist from San Jose have in common? They all discovered serious information shortages in their communities and worked to improve local information flow. They are also all a part of Ohio State University’s Knight-sponsored project, Information Stories. This […]
Article · August 15, 2011 by Emily Mirengoff
What strategies are non-profit media organizations using to become financially viable? Eric Newton, senior adviser to the president of Knight Foundation, talks about the successes of non-profits, the role of foundations in the media and “citizen journalists.” The interview, conducted by Michelle Foster, was done for the newest edition of “Empowering Independent Media,” a publication […]
Article · August 9, 2011 by Emily Mirengoff
Link Media, which broadcasts documentaries, global news, world music, international cinema and more on its Link TV satellite channel in the U.S., is expanding its news video offerings with the launch of Link News. Link has long been a provider of international news reporting. During the recent uprisings in Egypt, it provided extensive coverage thanks […]
Article · August 3, 2011 by Emily Mirengoff
(Eric Newton, senior adviser to the president) The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which is supposed to guarantee prompt responses from the government to information requests, turned 45 last week. However, the 2011 Knight Open Government Survey showed that some federal agencies have been letting requests languish for years – including a request to the […]
Article · July 11, 2011 by Emily Mirengoff
Eric Newton, senior adviser to the president at Knight In Michael Depp’s recent article from NetNewsCheck, Eric Newton, senior adviser to the president of Knight Foundation, talks about the key component to a non-profit’s success: business entrepreneurialism. The last decade has brought major changes in the media landscape as news organizations have tried to adapt […]
Article · July 7, 2011 by Emily Mirengoff
The Harvard Kennedy School’s Joan Shorenstein Center has recently launched its newly-redesigned Journalist’s Resource, where journalists, students and instructors can find research studies on current events, syllabi and course materials for journalism lessons, and references for journalism basics. All content is free. On the instructor’s guide, professors can find full, semester-long syllabi, which emphasize knowledge-based […]
Article · June 28, 2011 by Emily Mirengoff