The Knights were less well known to the general public than newspaper families like the Sulzbergers, the Grahams and the Chandlers, but in the world of 20th century journalism, John S. Knight was highly respected – for his journalism values, for his independence, for the editorial and financial success of his newspapers. Clark Hoyt, who […]
MIAMI – The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has released new Community Indicators resources to help its nonprofit partners and others in their work to strengthen communities.The Foundation has created detailed “community profiles” for each of its 26 communities of interest, plus an overview profile that summarizes key indicators across the 26 disparate […]
MIAMI – The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has released new Community Indicators resources to help its nonprofit partners and others in their work to strengthen communities.The Foundation has created detailed “community profiles” for each of its 26 communities of interest, plus an overview profile that summarizes key indicators across the 26 disparate […]
MIAMI – Reach Out and Read, a national early childhood literacy initiative, will expand its collaborative programs in the Charlotte area, supported by a $647,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The grant program, which also includes community literacy efforts in Philadelphia and Palm Beach County, Fla., will provide training for […]
MIAMI – Reach Out and Read, a national early childhood literacy initiative, will expand its collaborative programs in the Charlotte area, supported by a $647,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The grant program, which also includes community literacy efforts in Philadelphia and Palm Beach County, Fla., will provide training for […]
Survey of 17,000 U.S. Adults Reveals Common Threads and Different Perspectives in Big Cities and Small Towns
MIAMI – The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today released national findings from its Community Indicators Project, a groundbreaking national study examining social attitudes and concerns based on an in-depth nationwide poll and similar surveys in 26 disparate communities where the Foundation makes local grants. Based on the results, it is clear that […]
Photo: Commission co-chairs William C. Friday and Rev. Theodore Hesburgh. CHARLOTTE, N.C., — A call went out today to U.S. college presidents and chief executives to rally once again around the cause of college sports reform by helping to reject an attempt to water down new, higher academic standards for student-athletes. In a letter to […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C., — R. Gerald Turner, Chancellor of the University of Mississippi, today was named a member of the independent, blue-ribbon Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics as the replacement for Lamar Alexander, former president of the University of Tennessee who resigned earlier this year upon his confirmation as U.S. Secretary of Education. Turner; Knight Commission co-chairman William C. Friday, […]
MIAMI, March 27 — At its annual meeting, the Knight Foundation today announced the election of four new trustees to its board. They are Dr. W. Gerald Austen, chief of surgical services at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; James K. Batten, president of Knight-Ridder Inc., Miami; Rolfe Neill, chairman and publisher of the Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, […]