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Detroit initiatives advance contemporary public life
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City of Macon Welcomes Code for America Fellows
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Knight Foundation brings Code for America to Detroit, Macon and Philadelphia
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Knight Foundation, TakingITGlobal, and the Global Youth Action Network launch new initiative to strengthen Youth Movements
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New tech initiative to help engage and empower San Jose and Silicon Valley community
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Texting to turn-on teens to doing good
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Mobilize.org to Expand to New Cities with $1 million from Knight Foundation
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Knight Foundation and Mozilla Partner to Spur Media Innovation
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Sunlight Foundation to Launch "National Data Apps" with grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
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Game-based Civics and News Literacy Curriculum Expanded with Knight Foundation Support
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New Knight Foundation Initiative Aims to Inspire Community Action through Technology
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Voters to Directly Ask Candidates Questions in Upcoming November Elections Interactive Website Gives Voice to Residents in 11 States
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Shorty Award Winners Unveiled In New York City
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Media Advisory: FCC & Knight Foundation Host Digital Inclusion Summit at Newseum on March 9
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Shorty Awards Announce Twitter Finalists and Category Sponsors
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Top Twitter Users to be Honored by Shorty Awards and Knight Foundation
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Internews to Deploy Media Assistance in Support of Haiti’s Information Needs
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Crowd-Funded Journalism Comes to Los Angeles
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San Jose Harnesses Web 2.0 Technology to Help Determine City's Future and Growth
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Top Twitter Users to be Recognized by Shorty Awards and Knight Foundation
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Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen Addresses Economic Outlook
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Inventor of Web Announces Creation of Foundation to Bring the Web to All People
Knight Blog
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Code for America's recruits for civic startup accelerator
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Five lessons learned from a social entrepreneur
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Code for America recruits for 2013 fellowship program
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Participating in today’s public square
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The Civic Commons shows impact in Northeast Ohio
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Annual TED prize awarded to the city of the future
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Knight Foundation and its partners in Technology for Engagement attend TED2012
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Knight Chairs in Journalism share new projects and ideas
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Four ideas on how tech can increase civic engagement
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Behind the scenes of @communityapps
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Apps for Communities: making local information actionable
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Why Change By Us is perfect for Philadelphia
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Behind the scenes with Apps for Communities
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Change By Us launches in Seattle
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Code for America's Jen Pahlka on the selection of Detroit, Macon and Philadelphia as partners for 2012 program
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Jumo, Good Magazine join forces
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Announcing judging panel for Apps for Communities
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Have a good idea for local change? Share it at Likeminded.org
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CTOs from leading nonprofits gather to discuss technology and engagement
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At TED, panel looks at ways to use technology to engage communities
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Chris Hughes: For nonprofits, experimentation with technology goes a long way
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Chris Hughes: Something meaningful together
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Knight Technology for Engagement grantee, Chris Hughes, talks online communities, Jumo with Stephen Colbert
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Launch of 'Jumo' Is Only the Beginning for Knight Technology for Engagement Initiative
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New Knight Initiative Funds Ideas That Use Technology to Inspire Community Action
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'Oscars of Twitter' honor short, real-time content producers
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Knight is seeking a social media superstar
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A Serious Look at Serious Games
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RT @ICFJ: #ICFJKnight Award winners have set standard 4 independent reporting in 2 of world’s most dangerous countries http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
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RT @ICFJ: #ICFJKnight Award winner @kmohamed has interviewed the wives of Somali pirates to get their side of the story http://t.co/Y2QNawQH
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MT @ICFJ: Must-read: @CNNWorld piece on #ICFJKnight Award Winner Sami Mahdi’s show where women speak out abt oppression http://t.co/srfy58Aa
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MT @ICFJKnight: B/c of #ICFJKnight Award winner @sami_mahdi1TV, #Afghan women r speaking out about rape, domestic abuse http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
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MT @ICFJKnight: Winner @kmohamed has investigated pirates in #somalia & shed light on industry- was even taken hostage http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
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Congrats #ICFJKnight Int’l Journalism Award Winners @sami_mahdi1TV & @kmohamed for making a difference thru journalism http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
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RT @pbutler50: Jose Zamora of @knightfdn announcing ICFJ Knight intl journ award winners
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MT @voiceofsandiego: @knightfdn grant fueling VOSD's new mag (print/ondemand) + helping us develop membership program http://t.co/zYSBQGfk
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.@voiceofsandiego to launch print mag & build robust community supporters with @knightfdn support http://t.co/MMXI3i69 #journalism
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RT @jcbivins: Chk out @knightfdn funded ideas in #mobile here: http://t.co/62ShiYsK via @ZeroDivideOrg #fundertech #philanthropy #nptech
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Residency program for artists, writers & musicians in the Everglades, 2013 apps due June 1 http://t.co/ofKfC0KQ @natlparkservice #arts
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RT @cksopher: @knowtheory thanks for liveblogging the #newschallenge hangout. You are an apt 140 character summarizer.
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@aghilmort You're welcome, sorry we experienced some difficulties.
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What's the next big thing in digital news #innovation? #PaleyNext explores today in Chicago http://t.co/dKlh9MZV v @PaleyNext
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@andypvd Thanks for asking! @news21 is a great program for next-gen journalists from 12 journalism programs around the country.
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Have a question about the next round of the #newschallenge on data? Ask it anytime on Twitter!
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@bradleylbar We aren't archiving the Hangout, but we will have plenty more opportunities to get your q's answered.
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@PRIResDev A space should open up shortly. If you have a question feel free to ask it on Twitter & we can get it answered for you.
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Sorry for the delay, we're up & running: #newschallenge Google+ Hangout. Join us or ask questions via Twitter. http://t.co/eXWIHfcW
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We're having a few technical difficulties with the Google+ hangout - please stay tuned will update the link shortly. Thanks for patience!
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@tjl @PRIResDev Join the Google+ Hangout here http://t.co/buh6ii4Q
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@PRIResDev Stay tuned, we're starting in a second.
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Join us at 11am EST for a Google+ hangout, ask questions re next round of #newschallenge http://t.co/mzTeDM5N via @jsb @michaelmaness
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Online news site @ctmirror broadens its efforts from informing the public to also engaging it http://t.co/GnHbz2YD by @HartfordFdn
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RT @ICFJ: The clock's ticking-it's almost time to announce the @ICFJKnight Int'l Award winners! Stay tuned this evening for more!
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Did you miss @PublicLab's talk about mapping, DIY activism & civic science at #SXSW? Listen it to online http://t.co/hW0XgLPj v @sdosemagen
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Young leaders step up to help move #Detroit forward http://t.co/remQmoqr via @freepress #leadership
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RT @bthewirz: Consult a Doctor, Open English, Senzari, CareCloud...how about that Miami tech scene? http://t.co/Uawl9tbs via @miamiherald
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MT @MediaFunders: Great events: Next Big Thing tmrw http://t.co/9qsgRN02 @paleycenter & @Knightfdn. GFEM funder convo http://t.co/z14FC1tx
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Inside @the_barnes grand opening in #Philadelphia & why it's a cultural icon to be cherished by the community http://t.co/O0N7mUcZ #arts
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Browse ProjectsBrowse ProjectsCommunity PlanIT
To implement Community PlanIT, an online tool that enables engagement in local community planning efforts, in four Knight communities: Detroit, Akron, San Jose and Philadelphia
CitizenshipWorks Innovation Fund
To create the CitizenshipWorks Innovation Fund to invest in new tools and technologies that help legal permanent residents become U.S. citizens
Code for America
To support our strategy of investing in citizen-centered solutions in three Knight communities by piloting the Code for America model, which deploys technology professionals to develop original solutions that engage citizens in community challenges
About our Technology for Engagement strategy
While the Web is often the place to express opinions on important issues, the clicks and comments don't always translate into a movement to better communities.
This initiative funds ways to take technology a step further, using it as a tool to inspire and facilitate on-the-ground action.
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Damian Thorman
National Program Director
