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Knight's 26 Communities

The Communities Program aims to improve the quality of life in 26 U.S. communities where the Knight brothers owned newspapers. In every community, Knight Foundation’s program directors look to local advisory committees to provide critical insight and help identify big ideas and transformational opportunities.

Aberdeen
Akron
Biloxi
Boulder
Bradenton
Charlotte
Columbia

Columbus
Detroit
Duluth
Fort Wayne
Gary
Grand Forks
Lexington

Long Beach
Macon
Miami
Milledgeville
Myrtle Beach
Palm Beach
Philadelphia

San Jose
St. Paul
State College
Tallahassee
Wichita

Stories of Transformation

Volunteer Program Sees Gold in Untapped Pool of Seasonal Talent

"The more you're involved in your community, the stronger the civic fabric becomes." That's Knight Foundation's Susan Patterson talking about StepUp!, a big experiment under way in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Research and Publications

Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive: J-Lab's guide to jump-starting digital media skills for newsrooms and classrooms.

News, Improved: Tomorrow's Workforce shows how training can move newsrooms into the 21st centurty. A follow-up to Knight Foundation's study Newsroom Training: Where's the Investment?.

News in a New America: Good journalists should be able to give us news that is as American as America. This book explains how you can find and deal with your blind spots.

The Future of the First Amendment: Learn why high school students think it's wrong to censor lyrics but ok to censor the press.

The Media Missionaries: How American efforts to develop and support journalism around the globe have met with mixed results.

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