Eric Newton is the V.P. of the Jouranlism Program at Knight Foundation. Jeff Jarvis ‘and crew at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism have launched a web site devoted to new business models for news. It features business-side information and profiles of the new “plants and animals” in the evolving news ecosystem. MinnPost, Voice of […]
Article · July 30, 2009 by Eric Newton
Remarks by Eric Newton, vice president of journalism program, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Announcing Knight Foundation’s Investigative Reporting Initiative Investigative Reporters and Editors Conference Saturday, June 13, 2009, Baltimore My name is Eric Newton. I am here because of the generosity of Jack and Jim Knight, the newspaper owners who gave away […]
Article · June 13, 2009 by Eric Newton
Knight Digital Media Center‘s News Entrepreneur Boot Camp brought together 15 journalists who are planning news news and information start ups. The center provided training and coaching in product development, social media engagement and the business of news. Here are two blog posts on the center site that reflect on the sessions: At the Online […]
Article · May 26, 2009 by Eric Newton
The Knight Digital Media Center’s website has been given a facelift. KDMC believes this will make it easier for our visitors to find what they need — from training opportunities, to blogs exploring the future of news and online journalism, to the latest tweets from some thoughtful folks. This redesign reflects feedback from loyal and […]
Article · May 21, 2009 by Eric Newton
Posted by Eric Newton, VP, Journalism Program: 150 enterprising Washington DC news people talked about using social media to connect with citizens and work with former rivals ‘ this from the day-long NewsVision symposium March 30, Knight Conference Center, Newseum ‘ in this video, innovators from the Orlando Sentinel, USA TODAY, Publish 2 and the […]
Article · April 8, 2009 by Eric Newton
Knight is funding two experiments that seek to engage young people with news on Facebook. The Daily on Facebook and Hot Dish offer users news and opportunities to take action and earn points and prizes. A University of Michigan researcher will study how young people use the sites for the next two months.’ More about […]
Article · April 8, 2009 by Eric Newton
Knight Foundation’s senior adviser to the president, Eric Newton, gave this talk on June 10, 2006 during the dedication of the Robert C. Maynard Suite at Harvard’s Nieman Foundation headquarters, Lippmann House. In 2006, Newton ran Knight Foundation’s journalism program: I had the great good fortune to work for Bob and Nancy Maynard from 1984 […]
Article · June 10, 2006 by Eric Newton
Eric Newton, director of Knight’s Journalism Initiatives, made the following remarks at the Sixth John S. Knight Fellowships Reunion and Conference at Stanford University on July 9, 2005. He spoke to a crowd of about 100 journalists, mostly alumni of the fellowship program. Newton’s remarks were warmly received, and characterized as ‘optimistic and inspiring’ by […]
Article · July 15, 2005 by Eric Newton
DOWNLOAD THE ORIGINAL LETTER AS PDF January 26, 1992 To the Judges: On a quiet Sunday morning in October, Oakland Tribune reporter Janet Byron drove to a small grass fire in the hills. City Editor John Raess got his daughter ready for ballet class. Editor and Publisher Robert Maynard looked at the scaffolding around his […]
Article · January 26, 1992 by Eric Newton