Last night, Knight Foundation sponsored the Shorty Awards (#shorty), which recognized notable users of the popular micro-blogging service Twitter at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn, New York. (Knight press release) Some of the highlights in the video below: Congratulations to the winners. How do you do think Twitter and other micro-content services could be used […]
Article · February 13, 2009 by Knight Foundation
MSNBC’S Chris Matthews to Emcee RTNDA Awards Dinner
Article · February 12, 2009 by Knight Foundation
NASA, an International Breaking News Service, Recognized for Twitter Micro-Blogs
Article · February 12, 2009 by Knight Foundation
Patel To Evaluate and Help Maximize Foundation’s Efforts
Article · February 9, 2009 by Knight Foundation
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (February 9, 2009) –The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties announced today that it will use a civic initiatives leadership grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to launch an ambitious project with the potential to connect Palm Beach County through extraordinary civic engagement and the […]
Article · February 9, 2009 by Knight Foundation
NPower Charlotte Region Will Help Dozens of Nonprofits with $2.75 Million Knight Foundation Grant
Article · February 5, 2009 by Knight Foundation
Last night, four films showing possible futures for Charlotte, North Carolina were screened at six different area locations as part of Crossroads Charlotte, a project funded by Knight. Image by Justin Ruckman Justin Ruckman blogged: Writer Alan Moore famously said in the Watchmen that the best way to engage your audience in a piece of […]
Article · February 4, 2009 by Knight Foundation
Larry “Bud” Meyer retired February 1st after fourteen years at Knight Foundation. You can find more about his accomplishments on his retirement announcement. He is board chairman of the Communications Network, a national nonprofit with 324 members dedicated to promoting strategic communications in U.S. philanthropy. We miss him here in the office and wanted to […]
Article · February 3, 2009 by Knight Foundation
Editor’s note: Knight Wichita Program Director Anne Corriston writes about recent recognition of the PACES program that Knight has funded. Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer recognized Knight Foundation’s workforce development project, PACES, in his State of the City address on January 27. Image by Michael Kinard. PACES, Preparation for Aviation/Advanced Career Employment System, is managed by […]
Article · February 2, 2009 by Knight Foundation
Study by Queens University of Charlotte and USC Annenberg scholars finds the television network reduces dogmatic thinking in its audiences around the world
Article · February 2, 2009 by Knight Foundation
PHILADELPHIA, February 2 – Today, Mayor Michael A. Nutter and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Everett Gillison announced a new partnership between the Mayor’s Office of Re-entry (MORE), Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey & Philadelphia, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Knight Foundation has pledged $1.4 million to the program over […]
Article · February 2, 2009 by Knight Foundation