Knight's Media Innovation Initiative

Call it the “information paradox:” Despite the increasing flow of information, people around the globe still struggle to find the news and information they need to make basic decisions about their lives.

Knight Foundation wants to help define and meet the information needs of communities in a democracy. To that end, in just three years, we’ve invested $100 million in a multi-faceted media innovation initiative. Its six projects address media innovation on various levels, including national media policy, technology innovation and the evolution of the World Wide Web. Projects such as the Knight News Challenge, and others, have to date spawned more than 100 media experiments.

Our strategy is experimental. Right now, nobody knows all the answers. But the more experiments we seed, the more approaches we explore, the more likely we are to find innovations that will serve communities and strengthen journalism in the digital age.

Find out more about our media innovation projects:

• Knight News Challenge

Funds innovative ideas for using digital media to deliver news and information to geographically defined communities. www.NewsChallenge.org.

• Knight Community Information Challenge

Offers matching grants to foundations across America to support creative ways to keep communities informed and engaged. www.InformationNeeds.org.

• Knight Commission on Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy

In partnership with The Aspen Institute, proposes public policy to better meet information needs. www.KnightComm.org.

• Universal Access
  

Knight Foundation helps communities across the United States ensure digital access for every citizen. More.

• Carnegie-Knight Initiative

Strives to transform journalism education in the United States. www.NewsInitiative.org.

• World Wide Web Foundation

Seeks to advance the Web to empower all people and benefit humanity. www.WebFoundation.org.