Information Graphic by Bill Pitzer (Adobe PDF) Crossposted from PBS MediaShift Idea Lab By Anne Nelson and Mayur Patel Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the devastating earthquake that shook Haiti, killing more than 230,000 people and leaving several million inhabitants of the small island nation homeless. Though natural disasters are common, the humanitarian response this […]
Article · January 11, 2011 by Mayur Patel
A recent Reporter Analysis took a look at efforts to fight killings of journalists in Latin America What difference did we make in the world and what was learned? Discovering the answers to these two fundamental questions helps improve the effectiveness of Knight Foundation’s work. Each year, we and our partner grantees direct our time, […]
Article · December 9, 2010 by Mayur Patel
Photo: Flickr.com/photos/heathbrandon/ In the past year, Knight Foundation, the FCC and numerous funders and community players have increasingly highlighted the role the philanthropic sector can play in addressing information and media as a core need in communities. How is the field rising to that challenge? To what extent are community foundations providing funding to address […]
Article · December 7, 2010 by Mayur Patel
One year ago, a blue-ribbon Knight Commission presented 15 recommendations for helping to ensure America’s communities are informed about the issues that shape them. As part of its report, the Knight Commission created an eight-point checklist of ingredients of a healthy information community ‘ including high-speed Internet access for all, the availability of government services […]
Article · September 28, 2010 by Mayur Patel