Nominate a South Florida journalist for the Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards! I have learned quickly one of the realities of philanthropy: You cannot fund every idea you like. In fact, you can’t fund most ideas you like. Even foundations with substantial endowments have limits on what they can spend in a given year and, to be most effective, […]
Article · March 14, 2022 by Jim Brady
🇺🇦 Welcome! We’re happy to have you here for our first official News @ Knight newsletter. If you had this forwarded to you, I hope you’ll sign up here. While my original intent was to lead off with a recap of the Knight Media Forum, it’s impossible to start with any topic other than what’s happening in Ukraine […]
Article · February 28, 2022 by Jim Brady
On February 21, 2022, Knight Foundation announced an investment of over $4 million in legacy publishers and startup networks to become more financially sustainable to better serve communities of color. Jim Brady shares more below. When we talk about “news deserts,” our thoughts go to large rural areas that lack – or may soon lack […]
Article · February 21, 2022 by Jim Brady
The Billy Penn team does coverage of the Philly mayoral primary from a local watering hole. Courtesy of the Billy Penn. I am among a relatively small group of people who can claim more than 20 years working in digital journalism. And one of the hallmarks of that time has always been the openness of […]
Article · December 10, 2015 by Jim Brady