WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics met today with NCAA President Myles Brand and conference commissioners and addressed a broad range of challenges facing college sports.  Commissioners discussed and applauded the work of the newly formed NCAA Presidential Task Force on the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics, citing the alignment of its […]

Arlington, VA – The Bill of Rights Institute has published Media and American Democracy, a new curriculum designed to help high school students understand freedom of the press and the essential role and responsibility of the media in a free society. Thanks to the Internet and 24-hour cable news outlets, news and commentary are delivered […]

Charleston, S.C. – The Newspaper Association of America Foundation has received a $225,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to develop an integrated language-arts and journalism curriculum using newspapers for middle-school students. The project will be a combined Newspaper In Education and student journalism program beginning in sixth-grade classes. Special emphasis […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Foundations for Success, a collaborative of more than 100 community partners, has established a network of much-needed mental health services for young Ramsey County children with a five-year, $2.6 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Foundations for Success will offer mental health services for young children […]

MIAMI – Boosting its commitment to help immigrants become engaged members of society, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will use a new $6 million American Dream Fund over the next four years to support local organizations that serve and advocate for immigrants. In at least a dozen of the U.S. communities where […]

ST PETERSBURG, FLA. – News University (www.newsu.org), an innovative e-learning center that helps journalists through self-directed training, today released its first beat-specific course, “Covering Water Quality.” The course, a partnership between the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) and NewsU, helps participants gain a better understanding of the issues surrounding the quality of drinking water. “Working […]

ST PETERSBURG, FLA. – News University (www.newsu.org), an innovative e-learning center that helps journalists through self-directed training, today released “Freedom of Information (FOI).” The course, a partnership between the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and NewsU, explains how Freedom of Information laws work and how journalists can use FOI laws to write better stories. “We […]

ST PETERSBURG, FLA. – News University (www.newsu.org), an innovative e-learning center that helps journalists through self-directed training, today released “Journalism and Trauma.” The course, a partnership between the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma and NewsU, explains traumatic stress, its impact on mental and physical health, and where and how to look for information on […]

ST PETERSBURG, FLA. – News University (www.newsu.org), an innovative e-learning center that helps journalists through self-directed training, today unveiled the second installment of the Online News Association’s Training Project series. Using case studies of outstanding online projects, the new course helps producers and editors learn how to strengthen their work under real-world time and budget […]

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA., — News University (www.newsu.org), an innovative Web site designed to help journalists improve their work, launches today after 18 months of development and use by 2,000 early adopters of this new form of training. The NewsU site is produced by a team from The Poynter Institute, which also hosts Poynter Online (www.poynter.org), […]

DETROIT—The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History has been awarded a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The grant will be used to support the museum’s redesigned core exhibition, And Still We Rise: Our Journey through African American History, living history programs and educational outreach. And […]