🇺🇦 Welcome! We’re happy to have you here for our first official News @ Knight newsletter. If you had this forwarded to you, I hope you’ll sign up here. While my original intent was to lead off with a recap of the Knight Media Forum, it’s impossible to start with any topic other than what’s happening in Ukraine […]
Knight Media Forum 2024 Apologies, but your browser is having trouble loading this banner. In the midst of technological upheaval, environmental challenges, and increasing polarization, we are intensifying our dedication to collaboration. Emphasizing trust, community engagement, and resilience, we invite you to join us in the exploration of the intersection between journalism and philanthropy. Together, […]
Applications are now open for this initiative. Apply and learn more on the News Revenue Hub website. It’s not been an easy year for journalists. Amid a global pandemic, national racial reckoning and volatile election season, journalists have been on the front lines of some of our nation’s most historic events. Journalists are doing critical […]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2016, as the Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative (the Initiative) was being conceptualized, numerous events occurred that would impact research, policy, and public discourse on the ethics and governance of AI. Examples include: the founding of the Partnership on AI (PAI); the ProPublica investigation that uncovered significant racial bias in AI […]
Branded beers are a thirsty new trend in public media I’ve been in the digital journalism game since 1995, which is about as long as it’s actually been a game. In those many years, I’ve seen many terms appear on the horizon, and go from cutting edge to worn out in what seems like 10 […]
Even in a downturn, journalists are finding success with paid newsletters, texting, patronage and more In a time of decline for American news, beset by losses due to the pandemic and internal strife from the racial justice reckoning, some online platforms are offering up compensation for journalists who are savvy subject matter experts. Tiny Letter […]
For-profit publishers solicit more grants and donors, while nonprofits look for more earned revenues; DEI-led startups get funding and support 2020 was a very bad year for local businesses in America during the COVID-19 pandemic. By July, more than 420,000 small businesses across the country had closed permanently, according to Stephen Hamilton, an assistant professor […]
Congratulations to the 2021 winners of the Esserman-Knight Journalism Prize! This year, two entries – one reporting team and one individual reporter from The Miami Herald – shared first prize. Winner ($7,500) Monique O. Madan, the Immigration Pandemic Monique O. Madan, who began her reporting for the Immigration Pandemic while she battled COVID, interviewed more […]
Amid the aftermath of the 2020 elections, we’ve been left with questions and concerns about the health of our democracy. What are new ways in which philanthropic organizations can address these challenges? How can philanthropy continue to ensure pathways to economic opportunity? In this second conversation from the reimagining democracy series, we spoke with leading […]
The organizations are helping Miami become a more attractive place to launch and grow ventures. MIAMI — (Jan. 21, 2021) — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced a combined $665,000 investment in four Miami organizations that are creating more opportunities for local entrepreneurs. These investments build on Miami’s successes of attracting […]
This is the third article in a three-part series. Read part one and part two. Data from Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation show that Americans generally perceive local news as an information source that positively serves their community (see Part 1). But when it comes to the flow of information […]