Akron, Ohio—July 12, 2017—Downtown Akron Partnership today announced a project to connect Akron residents to downtown Akron through improvements to public spaces with $1.5 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The project aligns with the city’s larger goals to build city vibrancy, encourage private investment, improve perceptions of safety and keep […]
Article · July 12, 2017 by Knight Foundation
Google News Lab, Knight Foundation and Online News Association announce new experiments to shape the future of journalism
Article · July 11, 2017 by Knight Foundation
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.―July 10, 2017―The Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Fund today announced $7.6 million in support to nine organizations that aim to bolster the voice of civil society in shaping the development of artificial intelligence in the public interest. The funding seeks to lend momentum to existing initiatives and spark new efforts internationally. “Artificial intelligence […]
Article · July 10, 2017 by Knight Foundation
Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital to serve as an anchor in downtown Macon
Article · June 27, 2017 by Knight Foundation
Knight Foundation provides $683,000 in support to explore how improved public spaces can advance economic opportunity
Article · June 22, 2017 by Knight Foundation
Phoenix, Az. – June 22, 2017– Twenty projects that seek to improve the flow of accurate information will receive $1 million through the Knight Prototype Fund, which helps people explore early-stage media and information ideas with up to $50,000 in funding. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Democracy Fund and the Rita […]
Article · June 22, 2017 by Knight Foundation
MIAMI — June 12, 2017 — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced that 33 innovative projects will share $5 million as winners of the Knight Cities Challenge. Each of the ideas centers on helping cities attract and keep talented people, expand economic opportunities and create a culture of civic engagement. “The […]
Article · June 12, 2017 by Knight Foundation
Chat apps overtook traditional social networks in global audience size by 2015 but caught on late in the U.S. because of low rates of mobile phone text messaging compared with other countries. By 2016, however, apps such as Snapchat, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Kik took over the U.S. app charts, and many were determined to […]
Article · June 8, 2017 by Knight Foundation
NEW YORK—June 1, 2017—To support journalists of color and increase diversity in journalism, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced $150,000 in support to the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting. The 2016 diversity survey by the American Society of News Editors highlighted that people of color comprised about 17 percent […]
Article · June 1, 2017 by Knight Foundation
DETROIT— June 1, 2017 — Detroit’s effort to focus targeted, strategic reinvestment in city neighborhoods has received a significant boost from support awarded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Knight Foundation has invested $1.5 million over three years in the Strategic Neighborhood Fund, a public-private partnership between the […]
Article · June 1, 2017 by Knight Foundation
Democracy, Civic Engagement and the Role of the Free Press from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen delivered the following keynote during a conversation on the First Amendment for the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and its Latino Endowment Fund in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 18, 2017. The remarks have been lightly edited for publication. For the past […]
Article · May 30, 2017 by Knight Foundation