The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press a $2.5 million challenge grant, the largest grant in the organization’s 35-year history. The funds will be distributed over five years and will be split between the Reporters Committee’s endowment and its operating fund. “We’re delighted that […]
ATHENS, Ga.—An award-winning author, journalist and editor has been named the first holder of the Knight Chair in Health and Medical Journalism at the University of Georgia, responsible for a major outreach project aimed at improving the flow of public health news in the impoverished South. Patricia Thomas, who has written about medicine, public health […]
MIAMI — In the wake of Cuba’s latest crackdown on free expression, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded a grant to a nonprofit, nonpartisan Cuban-American organization that promotes independent journalism on the island. The two-year grant of $188,000 to CubaNet News aims to improve the flow of news into and out […]
MIAMI – Two experienced nonprofit and foundation executives – David F. Smydra of Detroit, Mich., and Polly Talen of the Twin Cities – have joined a cadre of community liaison program officers at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The community liaisons are the primary grant-making officials living in Knight foundation’s 26 communities […]
MIAMI — Now reaching out to Miami’s diverse communities: “Teach More/Love More,” a $2.5 million-plus public awareness campaign aimed at helping parents better understand the physical, emotional and educational needs of young children. The campaign targets Miami-Dade parents through television, radio and billboard messages. Parents can also access a multilingual web site and a 24-hour, […]