Until 5 PST this afternoon, you can watch the live webcast of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy Community Forum at Google. Archived video will live on the Knight Commission site, and smaller clips are in a Flickr set and below, some highlights from the media panel that just […]
Article · September 8, 2008 by Knight Foundation
Knight Commissioner danah boyd asked the distinguished guests of first community forum panel at the Knight Commission meeting at Google about push/pull strategies: How do you think push/pull works in local news and information dissemination?
Article · September 8, 2008 by Knight Foundation
Today is the Knight Commission Community Forum at Google, the third meeting of the Knight Commission, a group of “luminaries assembled to recommend both public and private measures that would help American communities better meet their information needs.” The day is just beginning here: To follow along, the discussion is being webcast live here and […]
Article · September 8, 2008 by Knight Foundation
Part of the yearly News Challenge contest (the $5 million Knight initiative to fund digitally innovative ideas in local news delivery) is to train the esteemed panel of screeners, who will vet applications for the contest. This year, leading digital innovation thinkers such as Chris Messina, Debi (Mobile) Jones, Jay Dedman, Ryanne Hodson, Brian Oberkirch, […]
Article · September 6, 2008 by Knight Foundation
One of the News Challenge projects (the Knight contest that funds $5 million a year in innovative digital news delivery ideas) is the MTV News Street Team, where young journalists publish mobile phone video about the 2008 presidential election cycle. Ian Rowe, vice president of Strategic Partnerships and Public Affairs for MTV, recently blogged about […]
Article · September 4, 2008 by Knight Foundation
Today, the Knight News Challenge, a $5 million annual contest funding innovative digital ideas for local news delivery, begins officially accepting applications. You can apply here. If you would like to work through your idea before applying and have expert mentors help, the News Challenge Garage is a new site dedicated to improving your idea […]
Article · September 2, 2008 by Knight Foundation
Knight Foundation’s News Challenge Contest Now Offers Online Assistance for Applicants; November 1 is Deadline
Article · September 2, 2008 by Knight Foundation
Spurred by recent comments on our July 31st Knight Blog entry about his work, Mario Garcia posted on the Garcia Media blog yesterday asking readers what they think about four organizations Knight Blog commenter Robert Ivan cited as innovative: – Rob Curley and The Las Vegas Sun – Adrian Holovaty and Everyblock – Alan Taylor […]
Article · August 29, 2008 by Knight Foundation
On Wednesday, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) website, ijnet.org, relaunched with new tools for their global group of journalists. Site users are now able to set up a profile and use tools in Arabic, English, Persian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Knight sponsors ICFJ and funds the Knight International Journalism Fellowships; you can apply here and […]
Article · August 29, 2008 by Knight Foundation
WASHINGTON, DC (August 25, 2008) – The National Trust Loan Fund (NTLF) today announced the creation of a $5 million loan pool to help develop affordable housing in cities across the country. The National Trust for Historic Preservation promotes community development in older and historic neighborhoods. The loan fund has been made possible through a […]
Article · August 25, 2008 by Knight Foundation
The New York Times writes about Knight News Challenge (the ~$5 million yearly contest to fund innovative news delivery ideas) winner David Cohn’s Spot.Us project today: ‘Spot Us would give a new sense of editorial power to the public,’ said David Cohn, a 26-year-old Web journalist who received a $340,000, two-year grant from the Knight […]
Article · August 24, 2008 by Knight Foundation