The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has appointed six local community leaders to its Fort Wayne Community Advisory Committee. Fort Wayne’s appointed advisers are: David J. Bennett, executive director, Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne; Rick Cartwright, dean of the art department, University of St. Francis; Herb Hernandez, president, Asset and Estate Management; […]
Article · March 4, 2008 by Knight Foundation
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has appointed seven local community leaders to its Columbia Community Advisory Committee. Columbia’s appointed advisers are: J. Mac Bennett, president and CEO, United Way of the Midlands; James A. Bennett, executive vice president and director of public affairs, First Citizens Bank; John W. Folsom, president and CEO, […]
Article · March 4, 2008 by Knight Foundation
By Carol Guensburg Copyright (c) 2008 American Journalism Review http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=4458 Since 1993, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation has funded journalism training on health issues, including funneling up to $50,000 to a handful of fellows each year to support reporting projects. But, dismayed by cuts in newsroom staffing, newsholes and airtime – and the sketchy reporting that […]
Article · March 1, 2008 by Knight Foundation
Three-Year Grant Offers a Chance for 30 Innovators Across the Globe To Foster Social Change Through Journalism
Article · February 28, 2008 by Knight Foundation
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Twenty-one leading social entrepreneurs from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America have been elected Ashoka Fellows, and will be inducted on February 25 in a ceremony at the new Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. Ashoka: Innovators for the Public recognizes these Fellows […]
Article · February 19, 2008 by Knight Foundation
Knight Arts Partnership includes a community challenge open to everyone, and three major endowment grants
Article · February 6, 2008 by Knight Foundation
By Alberto Ibargüen Good morning. Thank you all for coming to the announcement of a major investment in the arts by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Today, I’m privileged to announce the Knight Arts Partnership, an initiative to support the arts in our home community. Over the next five years, Knight Foundation […]
Article · February 6, 2008 by Knight Foundation
News coverage on the Internet about the Knight-funded “MTV Street Team 2008” has been extraordinary. Here are links to much of the coverage, provided by MTV: The Boston Herald http://www.bostonherald.com/jobfind/news/media/view.bg?articleid=1064257 The Des Moines (Iowa) Register http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080105/ The Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/851/story/367499.html The News Observer http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/847688.html Editor & Publisher Online http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_ Red Orbit.com http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1195869/mtv_taps_journalism_ http://www.sunjournal.com/story/245096-3/LewistonAuburn/From_one_ http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/217936 http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=7557142&nav=HMO6HMaY […]
Article · February 5, 2008 by Knight Foundation
Foundation Announces $2,100,000 in New Grant Funding
Article · February 4, 2008 by Knight Foundation
NC native Penelope Muse Abernathy will focus on digital media economics
Article · January 28, 2008 by Knight Foundation