Joel Chandler believes that open government is not an accident – and he should know. Chandler – a businessman, not an attorney – has filed and won more than two-dozen lawsuits forcing governments to comply with open records laws. Along the way the Lakeland, Fla. resident has helped keep school districts from selling the personal […]
Article · March 12, 2012 by marika.lynch
Note: To apply for the News Challenge, and read our FAQ, visit NewsChallenge.org. We’ve spoken to some potential applicants over the last week who have worried that their projects may not be “newsy” enough for the News Challenge. The idea might not be in the strictest sense – but that shouldn’t stop them from submitting. […]
Article · March 8, 2012 by marika.lynch
If you’re thinking about applying for the Knight Arts Challenge Miami, you will want to read this Q&A with Knight Foundation Arts Associate Tatiana Hernandez in the Miami New Times’s Cultist. Hernandez gave some insider tips, including the following: Cultist: What specifically do you hope this year’s participants will bring to the table? Hernandez: Personally, […]
Article · February 26, 2012 by marika.lynch
If you missed – or are looking for a refresher on – Knight’s 2012 Media Learning Seminar, we’ve rounded up all the info you need to help you catch up. Check out: Dan Gillmor: Six ways foundations and community groups can help keep communities informed and engaged Ideas you can steal: Community information projects that worked […]
Article · February 22, 2012 by marika.lynch
Crossposted from the Council on Philanthropy’s blog. With community and place-based foundations increasingly supporting local information projects – they spent $58 million on the sector last year – the audience for the “Journalism and Media Grant Making” session at the Council on Foundations’ Fall Conference came prepared with sophisticated questions and their own insights to share. […]
Article · September 24, 2011 by marika.lynch
Making decisions about your Wednesday morning sessions at the Council on Foundations’ Fall Conference? Here are five reasons why we think you should attend the session on “Informed and Engaged Communities Through Journalism and Media Grant Making,” beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Yerba Buena Ballroom, Salon ¾. Attend if you are: – Thinking about […]
Article · September 20, 2011 by marika.lynch
Join us for a conversation on journalism and media grant making at the Council on Foundations’ Community Foundations conference. We’ll be discussing ways to make an impact on the issues community foundations care about, through investing in news and information projects. Everyone who attends will get a copy of our guidebook to journalism and media grant making. […]
Article · September 19, 2011 by marika.lynch
Philadelphia father William Spratley is raising his three grandsons after losing his only daughter. Recently, Spratley uploaded a video as part of the BME Challenge to talk about how his daughter’s death spurred him to be an advocate for eradicating domestic violence. “Whatever it takes me to do, to make sure I have my voice […]
Article · September 7, 2011 by marika.lynch
Oakland, Calif. is hosting a hackathon on June 4 – inspired by Knight Foundation and the FCC’s Apps for Communities contest. The contest, which aims to cultivate software applications that deliver personalized, actionable information to people least likely to be online, was officially announced in Oakland this spring. So Oakland Local, a local news start-up, […]
Article · May 26, 2011 by marika.lynch
The East Biloxi Castaways won Saturday’s Battlestorm tournament and, along with a trophy, got 500 free hurricane kits to distribute in their neighborhood. In the lead up to the tournament and at the event 300 additional hurricane kits were distributed to players, families and around town. Because of the success of the hurricane prep game […]
Article · May 26, 2011 by marika.lynch
During last year’s mid-term elections, the Knight-funded Wesleyan Media Project provided real-time analysis of the 1.6 million political ads aired on behalf of state and federal candidates. Together they cost a record breaking $735 million – and comprised the most negative campaign in history, the project found. Tomorrow at 10 a.m. EDT, watch online as […]
Article · May 20, 2011 by marika.lynch