Knight Foundation’s work to foster informed and engaged communities relies on effective storytelling, which is a critical part of the editorial internship experience, one of several openings now available for summer 2016. Interns, who must be college students or recent college graduates, work across the foundation in paid positions for 10 weeks. Below, Carolina Wilson, […]
Article · February 2, 2016 by Rosemary D'Amour
Give Miami Day participants and volunteers document hitting $6 million fundraising milestone on Nov. 19. The Miami Foundation raised more than $7.1 million for South Florida nonprofits in its fourth online giving campaign, which ran from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Thursday. Give Miami Day started four years ago as a platform for “democratized” giving. […]
Article · November 20, 2015 by Rosemary D'Amour
Photo by Rosemary D’Amour. A team of reviewers is meeting in Miami today to discuss the semifinalists in the Knight News Challenge on Data. The 18 reviewers, who consist of journalists, researchers and experts in data and technology, will create a list of finalists for the challenge, which seeks to fuel ideas on how to […]
Article · November 5, 2015 by Rosemary D'Amour
2015 Wynwood Maker Camp at The LAB Miami. Photos courtesy of Miami Make Week. The “maker movement” is often associated with inspired crafts, tech trends, 3-D printers and microcontrollers, and combining cutting-edge tools with design and engineering principles to address community challenges. Enter Miami Make Week, a 10-day series of events in the Greater Miami […]
Article · November 5, 2015 by Rosemary D'Amour