To put first things first, I deeply appreciate this honor. Jerry Sass is and was a great leader in journalism, in journalism education and in journalism’s continuing self-examination. The roster of those who preceded me in winning this award is daunting in its excellence. I am proud to be included in their number. But let […]
Article · August 5, 2004 by Knight Foundation
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded the University of Kentucky a two-year, $250,000 grant to raise the profile of rural journalism. The grant aims to create a major survey of rural media, a popular rural journalism Web site, a class in rural journalism, and training for rural journalists. […]
Article · August 4, 2004 by Knight Foundation
NEW YORK – The Advertising Council announced today that it is launching the third round of its Campaign for Freedom work in time for Independence Day. The new television, radio and print PSAs are designed to encourage all Americans to engage in everyday civic activities that will express freedom in action. The PSAs were created […]
Article · July 2, 2004 by Knight Foundation
ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication has won a major endowment grant to create an innovative Knight Chair in Health and Medical Journalism. The grant will allow Grady College to develop and teach undergraduate and master’s courses in health and medical journalism and create an outreach program […]
Article · June 23, 2004 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI – Akron Beacon Journal President and Publisher James N. Crutchfield has been elected to the board of trustees of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Crutchfield, 56, replaces former Grand Forks Herald publisher Michael Maidenberg, who vacated his board seat in March to become Knight Foundation’s vice president and chief program officer. […]
Article · June 18, 2004 by Knight Foundation
Minneapolis – June 1, 2004 – Lake Street and Payne Avenue are two commercial and residential areas in the Twin Cities with rich and vibrant histories. In both of these corridors, new and established communities are bringing fresh energy and creating exciting opportunities. Payne-Lake Community Partners, an initiative to accelerate investments in these vital Twin […]
Article · June 1, 2004 by Knight Foundation
Commission will hear from Notre Dame Football Coach Tyrone Willingham
Article · May 12, 2004 by Knight Foundation
Reston, VA — The American Press Institute has received a $225,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to extend its “Train the Trainer” initiative to strengthen in-house newsroom training. Three groups of 20 trainers from diverse media organizations will be invited to participate in API’s “Train the Trainer” program. During the […]
Article · April 19, 2004 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI — In “The Media Missionaries: American Support for International Journalism Excellence and Press Freedom Around the Globe,” media analyst Ellen Hume provides a detailed look at the multimillion-dollar effort to promote press freedom and raise journalism standards worldwide. The new publication, funded and published by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, urges […]
Article · April 14, 2004 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI – Knight Foundation has just published Listening and Learning 2004, the latest update from our Community Indicators Project. The book describes the most important findings of our conversations with more than 20,000 residents of Knight Foundation communities and our review of hundreds of thousands of electronic and paper records. Taken together, the conversations and […]
Article · April 6, 2004 by Knight Foundation
