A look back at a year of growth in independent and nonprofit local news, in-person conferences and stronger BIPOC media As we enter the holiday season, the light outside dims, work slows to a crawl and work travel (thankfully) tails off. It’s also time for Nieman Lab predictions for next year, and a look back at our […]
Macon is trending. In August alone, Forbes published a detailed weekend guide of the city, concluding that Macon is “one of the South’s best kept secrets,” and after spotlighting great local sites and initiatives, Axios determined that Macon is “actually cool.” Earlier in the year, USA Today and The Washington Post respectively covered expansion of […]
Twenty-six newsrooms will receive $20,000 grants to deploy the publishing solution of their choice, in second year of Knight initiative MIAMI — June 30, 2021 — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced the second set of recipients from its $2 million, three-year initiative to strengthen digital publishing solutions in newsrooms. This year, 26 […]
On February 21, 2022, Knight Foundation announced an investment of over $4 million in legacy publishers and startup networks to become more financially sustainable to better serve communities of color. Jim Brady shares more below. When we talk about “news deserts,” our thoughts go to large rural areas that lack – or may soon lack […]
16th edition of the conference focuses on solutions for local news, diversity initiatives and political polarization For the 16th edition of the Knight Media Forum in Miami (and online), there was a sense of optimism not seen for some time. This felt like a moment of potential transformation in local news. There are all sorts […]
ONA22 kicks off next Wednesday in Los Angeles. I attended my first Online News Association conference in 2004. I had just been hired as executive editor of washingtonpost.com and was eager to learn more about this new organization that was getting some good buzz. Little did I know how much of a part of my life and […]
Download Transcriptions: English – Spanish EPISODE 19: REIMAGINING LOCAL JOURNALISM: BRIGHT SPOTS TO WATCH IN 2021 What are the bright spots in local news for 2021? Meet inspiring local journalism leaders who are reinventing how to deliver original, equitable, and inclusive reporting to communities across the country. On Episode 19 of “Informed and Engaged,” Knight […]
Early seed funding can lead to big things when other investors join in I wrote previously about how important it is to Knight to increase the overall philanthropic spend on local journalism. We know we can’t do it alone, and believe there are a variety of family and place-based foundations, local donors and national foundations that can […]
With Knight’s commitment of over $4 million, legacy publishers and startup networks will become more financially sustainable to better serve communities of color Feb. 21, 2022 – MIAMI – On the eve of the 15th annual Knight Media Forum, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announces an investment of more than $4 million […]
Key hire in Marc Lavallee, with one more program officer to come Time is an incredibly precious commodity, and one somewhat impervious to technological change. While load times continue to get faster and storage capabilities continue to grow, we remain limited to 24 hours a day, 60 minutes an hour and 60 seconds a minute. […]