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Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy

Aspen Institute

Date Awarded: 04/01/10
Amount: $809,991
Grant Period: 04/01/10 to 03/31/12
Focus Area: Journalism & Media Innovation

Grantee Contact

Charlie M. Firestone

Washington, DC
www.aspeninstitute.org

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To advance a detailed national policy discussion of the findings of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy

Project Team

Charlie M. Firestone

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News Releases

- 6/9/2011
- News Release
FCC’s 'Information Needs of Communities' report offers new hope for Knight Commission recommendations
- 2/25/2011
- News Release
New Policy Papers Call For Adoption of Strategies to Expand Government Transparency and Create Online Hubs
- 5/6/2009
- News Release
Knight Foundation President Testifies Before Congress on Future of Journalism

Knight Blog

- 7/5/2012
- Blog Entry
Encouraging research on improving local news
- 12/6/2011
- Blog Entry
Forbes.com on the future of communities and journalism; Knight report cited as a “constructive blueprint”
- 8/25/2011
- Blog Entry
Strengthening our communities will take reform from the government, the media and citizens
- 8/15/2011
- Blog Entry
Video stories and symposium explore local information needs
- 8/8/2011
- Blog Entry
The future of news? Four different sources weigh in
- 6/9/2011
- Blog Entry
Knight Commission inspires groundbreaking FCC report on Information Needs of Communities
- 5/10/2011
- Blog Entry
- - National Program
Tonight: Book launch celebrates impact of Knight Community Information Challenge
- 3/30/2011
- Blog Entry
Tech, media and community leaders take on information needs at Media Learning Seminar
- 3/14/2011
- Blog Entry
Federal agencies only about halfway toward an open government, 2011 Knight Open Government Survey shows
- 3/5/2011
- Blog Entry
How community foundations can create local online hubs with NewsCloud
- 3/1/2011
- Blog Entry
Community Information Toolkit provides tools to build stronger communities through information
- 3/1/2011
- Blog Entry
Inspiring us to soar
- 3/1/2011
- Blog Entry
- - Evaluation
Study: When governments share info, people feel better about their community
- 2/28/2011
- Blog Entry
Video: FCC's Steven Waldman's speech on the news ecosystem at the 2011 Media Learning Seminar
- 2/28/2011
- Blog Entry
Arianna Huffington: Engagement in news bodes well for the future of information
- 2/24/2011
- Blog Entry
Form partnerships - #4 of 5 ways to get started with media grant making
- 2/22/2011
- Blog Entry
D.C. Study: Broadband speed worse in low income, rural areas
- 2/7/2011
- Blog Entry
- - Journalism Training and Education
Knight and Mozilla Foundations launch partnership to advance media innovation
- 12/8/2010
- Blog Entry
Rethinking Public Media: More Local, More Inclusive, More Interactive
- 10/25/2010
- Blog Entry
How Did Hundreds of Students Worldwide Survive a Day "Unplugged"?
- 10/19/2010
- Blog Entry
- - National Program
USC's Jenkins Proposes Solutions to "Three Grand Communications Challenges"
- 10/1/2010
- Blog Entry
New report offers tips for measuring a community site’s online impact
- 10/1/2010
- Blog Entry
- - National Program
NPR's 12 Argo Sites Provide Local Coverage Of Military, Immigration, Music
- 9/28/2010
- Blog Entry
- - National Program
New Tools Will Help Communities Assess the Flow of Local News and Information
- 8/17/2010
- Blog Entry
#FOCAS10 Engages Policy Makers, Media, Biz Execs and Leaders to Explore Info Needs of Communities
- 8/4/2010
- Blog Entry
- - Journalism Training and Education
Journalism Education's Four Transformational Trends
- 7/22/2010
- Blog Entry
North Carolina Open Government Coalition Raises Endowment for Sunshine Center
- 7/21/2010
- Blog Entry
Diane Rehm Interviews Investigative Reporting Nonprofits About Meeting Community Information Needs
- 7/1/2010
- Blog Entry
- - National Program
To Save Local Journalism, Work with your Community
- 5/13/2010
- Blog Entry
Brown bag discussion tackles the shifting media landscape
- 5/11/2010
- Blog Entry
Knight CEO kicks off Free Press Summit: What policies do we need to create informed and engaged communities?
- 4/21/2010
- Blog Entry
Knight grant helps bring free broadband to rural Georgia
- 3/19/2010
- Blog Entry
- - National Program
America's Future Depends on Universal Broadband
- 3/19/2010
- Blog Entry
- - National Program
Aspen Institute awarded grant to make Knight Commission recommendations actionable
- 3/12/2010
- Blog Entry
- - National Program
Co-chair of Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics honored for leadership excellence
- 2/9/2010
- Blog Entry
FCC's role in the future of media
- 1/20/2010
- Blog Entry
Shame on us if we don’t take the steps needed to feed knowledge to our democracy
- 6/12/2009
- Blog Entry
Keyword Searches Find Local News Coverage in Decline
- 4/13/2009
- Blog Entry
New York Times mentions two Knight projects.
- 8/9/2008
- Blog Entry
Knight Commission on Information Needs Convenes in Aspen
- 6/27/2008
- Blog Entry
- - Strategic Initiatives
Primer on new Knight Foundation media innovation initiatives

Publications

- 7/1/2011
- Publication
Re-Imagining Journalism: Local News for a Networked World
- 3/4/2011
- Publication
Government Transparency: Six Strategies for More Open and Participatory Government
- 2/25/2011
- Publication
- - Internet Access and Adoption
Creating Local Online Hubs: Three Models for Action
- 12/8/2010
- Publication
- - Internet Access and Adoption
Rethinking Public Media: More local, More Inclusive, More Interactive
- 11/10/2010
- Publication
Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action
- 9/29/2010
- Publication
- - Internet Access and Adoption
Universal Broadband: Targeting Investments to Deliver Broadband Services to All Americans
- 9/1/2009
- Publication
Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age