When applying for a Knight News Challenge grant, don’t think that you have to reinvent the wheel, says 2010 winner Jake Shapiro, CEO of Public Radio Exchange, or PRX. Shapiro’s tip: Look for code you can use or tailor to your needs. Shapiro did just that. Building on software created by 2008 winner Spot.us, his […]
Article · November 22, 2010 by marika.lynch
Jeff Reifman applied to the News Challenge numerous times – and lost. Doing so, though, put him in touch with Knight Foundation. He ultimately won two grants to test an open source Facebook application for news orgs called NewsCloud. Just yesterday, the Boston Globe launched a beta site using the app. Jeff has some tips […]
Article · November 18, 2010 by marika.lynch
If you’re putting together your Knight News Challenge application, be sure to do research on what’s already out there and recruit a good team to implement the project, says winner Retha Hill. Hill, who won for a mobile app called SeedSpeak, offers her tips on putting together a winning News Challenge entry in his 1 […]
Article · November 17, 2010 by marika.lynch
With just two weeks left until the News Challenge’s deadline, Knight’s John Bracken and Jose Zamora will answer your questions about the contest during a Thursday live chat. Who can apply? What do we mean by those categories? And how much money is up for grabs anyway? Ask away, at’ 1:30 p.m. EST, at www.newschallenge.org. […]
Article · November 17, 2010 by marika.lynch
As the Dec. 1 deadline for the Knight News Challenge approaches, we’ve asked past winners to offer their best application tips. Here winner Aaron Presnall, who created a set of data visualization with challenge funds, offers three tips – including on how to – and how not to – focus your idea. Knight News Challenge […]
Article · November 16, 2010 by marika.lynch
What makes us love where we live, and want to build a life and career there? Find out the surprising answer, when Knight Foundation reveals the results of the Soul of the Community survey at 9 a.m. EST Monday during a live video conference at soulofthecommunity.org. Conducted by Gallup, the survey explores what attaches people […]
Article · November 12, 2010 by marika.lynch
When the Detroit International Jazz Festival opened last Labor Day, fans were treated to behind-the-scenes interviews and a red carpet special via the web. A new website, DJF JazzPlanet, is helping the festival expand its reach globally, with a grant from Knight Foundation. From the festival’s blog: DJF’s Jazz Planet ‘ a streaming news magazine […]
Article · November 12, 2010 by marika.lynch
Emilio Estefan is helping the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) launch its “Lend Your Voice to the Voiceless” contest, to raise awareness of crimes against journalists in the Americas. Anyone can post videos, songs or lyrics to www.donatuvoz.com as part of the six-month contest. The site has already received videos from artists from Mexico, Brazil […]
Article · November 8, 2010 by marika.lynch
Five years ago, the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum in Biloxi was on a roll. Star architect Frank Gehry had agreed to design the campus, and it was just 11 months away from opening. Then an unwanted visitor showed up: A casino barge, flung loose by Hurricane Katrina, landed atop a building. The facility was in shambles. Much […]
Article · November 5, 2010 by marika.lynch
Five years ago, the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum in Biloxi was on a roll. Star architect Frank Gehry had agreed to design the campus, and it was just 11 months away from opening. Then an unwanted visitor showed up: A casino barge, flung loose by Hurricane Katrina, landed atop a building. The facility was in shambles. A […]
Article · November 5, 2010 by marika.lynch
Fast Company has named Knight News Challenge Winner Jessica Mayberry as an ‘Innovation Agent’ for her project Video Volunteers, which trains people in rural India to tell their community’s stories through video. So far, the project has trained 150 community producers. From the story: Founded in 2003, well before hyperlocal news became a buzzword as […]
Article · November 4, 2010 by marika.lynch