Arianna Huffington, president of the Huffington Post Media Group, and Facebook Co-Founder and’Jumo.com Founder’Chris Hughes will speak in Miami today at Knight Foundation’s fourth annual Media Learning Seminar. Follow the conference on its blog at’www.informationneeds.org, and on Twitter using the hashtag #infoneeds. More than 350 people are gathering for the event, which’brings together tech experts […]
Article · February 28, 2011 by marika.lynch
Click here to browse the MLS2011 Agenda The Media Learning Seminar brings together tech experts and community and place-based foundations to discuss how they can – and are – supporting news and information projects. The event is part of the Knight Community Information Challenge, an effort to encourage local foundations to help fund efforts that inform […]
Article · February 25, 2011 by marika.lynch
This is the second in a series of excerpts from our new booklet “Journalism and Media Grant Making.” Based on the experiences of foundations that are making media grants, it’s a primer for foundations that want to get started. Five Things You Need to Know: 2. You can build on what you’re already doing News […]
Article · February 15, 2011 by marika.lynch
The New York Times has profiled Knight Foundation’s Arts Program and its Random Acts of Culture series. The piece, written by Carol Kino, begins with a Random Act that popped up earlier this year in a Philadelphia market: It was just another winter Saturday morning at the Reading Terminal Market, an expansive food hall at […]
Article · February 4, 2011 by marika.lynch
The New York Times has profiled Knight Foundation’s Arts Program and its Random Acts of Culture series. Opera Company of Philadelphia performs a Random Act of Culture. Courtesy: Vince Barone The piece begins with a Random Act that popped up earlier this year in a Philadelphia market: It was just another winter Saturday morning at […]
Article · February 4, 2011 by marika.lynch
Today, Knight Foundation is announcing a new partnership with Northwestern University to create a news innovation lab. The project will bring journalists and computer scientists together to accelerate local media innovation and build partnerships with Chicago news orgs to help them use new technologies. The first of its kind in the country, the Knight Lab […]
Article · February 3, 2011 by marika.lynch
Terese Coudreaut is Knight Foundation’s new human resources director. Coudreaut previously worked for Knight as manager of workforce performance and development, where she created a metrics-based approach to determining success. Most recently, Coudreaut headed a global consulting practice at Alexander Proudfoot Co. that helped companies adapt to large-scale operational change. Read more in today’s release.
Article · February 2, 2011 by marika.lynch
Sunlight Foundation’s Sunlight Live platform, which is funded by Knight, engaged more than 10,000 viewers for its State of the Union coverage earlier this week. Reporters from Sunlight, the Huffington Post, National Journal, CQ Roll Call and the Center for Public Integrity all chipped in, adding context and fact-checking. From Sunlight’s Ellen Miller: The engaged […]
Article · January 27, 2011 by marika.lynch
The World Wide Web Foundation, a Knight grantee founded by Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has launched a new project to help more Africans access the Web through voice-enabled apps. From FastCompany.com: “VOICES will provide the tools, techniques, and training to make it easier to access the Web through voice. In doing so, we will explore […]
Article · January 25, 2011 by marika.lynch
Twenty-nine films have been named finalists for three Knight Grand Jury prizes during March’s Miami International Film Festival. “These prizes help place the festival – and Miami’s growing film scene – on the world stage,” said Dennis Scholl, vice president/arts and Miami program director for Knight Foundation, which has supported the festival since 2006. “For South […]
Article · January 19, 2011 by marika.lynch
Last fall, we asked the Philadelphia arts community one simple question: “What’s your best idea for the arts in Philadelphia?” A record-breaking 1,752 people responded with inspiring ideas, and today 63 have been named as finalists. We believe the arts inspire and enrich communities. That’s why the citywide Knight Arts Challenge is providing new support […]
Article · January 19, 2011 by marika.lynch