MIAMI – The co-chairs of the Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics have endorsed proposed changes to the NCAA’s initial and continuing eligibility standards. The proposals, noted in a memo to the NCAA Division I presidents, will be discussed at upcoming summer meetings of the NCAA Board of Directors and the Division I Management Council. […]
Article · July 15, 2002 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI – Mariam C. Noland, president of a community foundation working to improve the well being of the citizens of Detroit and its surrounding communities, and Robert W. “Rob” Briggs, board chairman of Akron, Ohio’s largest law firm, have been elected to the board of trustees of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. […]
Article · July 3, 2002 by Knight Foundation
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A multifaceted center to house some of America’s most important journalism programs and publications will be part of a new journalism building at the University of Maryland. University and foundation officials today announced a lead gift of $3 million to establish the John S. and James L. Knight Journalism Center at […]
Article · June 27, 2002 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI – U.S. support for independent local media around the world is needed more urgently than ever, according to a new study by media analyst Ellen Hume for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The global survey, “The Media Missionaries: American Support for International Journalism,” found that a new wave of repression against […]
Article · June 21, 2002 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI – Juan J. Martinez joins the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s expanded accounting staff as controller, reporting to Betty Clossick, vice president of accounting. He replaces Asya Pashenko, who has been named Knight Foundation’s accounting manager after almost two years as controller. Pashenko is responsible for tax and payroll matters for the […]
Article · June 19, 2002 by Knight Foundation
LONG BEACH – What will it take to give preschoolers in one of the neediest ZIP codes of Long Beach the support they need to enter school ready to learn? What difference would better-educated, better-paid child-care workers make in kids’ lives and in the school readiness equation? Seven education and social-service organizations working together on […]
Article · June 11, 2002 by Knight Foundation
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Article · May 8, 2002 by Knight Foundation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. journalists say a lack of training is their No. 1 source of job dissatisfaction, ahead of pay and benefits, a comprehensive national survey reveals. What’s more, the news executives they work for admit they should provide more training for their employees, but say time and insufficient budget are the main reasons […]
Article · April 9, 2002 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI – Larry Meyer has been named vice president of communications and Jorge Martinez has been promoted to director of information systems of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Meyer will continue to oversee the foundation’s expanded communications department. He reports to Hodding Carter III, Knight Foundation’s president and chief executive officer. Meyer […]
Article · April 2, 2002 by Knight Foundation
An Article from the Knight Foundation 2001 Annual Report SAN JOSE — IT’S 7:30 IN THE MORNING and John Williams II is 300 miles from home. He’s already in a staff meeting with other Knight colleagues. Via conference call. While he’s downloading files from headquarters. From a sluggish modem in a hotel room. Again. John […]
Article · April 1, 2002 by Knight Foundation