Knight Journalism Headlines

Knight Journalism Advisor Geneva Overholser to Chair USC J-School

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Geneva Overholser, the award-winning journalist, educator and scholar, will become director of the School of Journalism at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication, Dean Ernest J.Wilson III announced today. She currently sits on Knight Foundation's Journalism Advisory Committee.

'Mr Media' Interviews Alberto Ibargüen: Trends in Philanthropy, Media

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

Alberto Ibargüen, president and chief executive of Knight Foundation, talks with 'Mr. Media' about grant making in Knight's 26 communities and journalism worldwide, as well as on trends in media and publishing.

At United Nations, CNN's Amanpour Talks On Impunity Campaign

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour participated in a United Nations press conference Monday on Impunity. Amanpour wrote the preface for CPJ's annual report on international attacks on the media.

Knight Center Presents Issues to Op-Ed Writers As Health Care 'Day of Reckoning' Approaches

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

The Knight Center for Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland has brought together a group of editorial writers from across the nation to study the prospects for national health-care reform. They are grim.

MinnPost Targets Community Coverage

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

MinnPost.com, a Knight grantee, serves the Twin Cities with quality local journalism.

Creating a Model to Train Student Journalists

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

What is an ideal newsroom? A Knight grantee wants to find out. Duke University plans to create a new multi-media newsroom to help train the next generation of journalists.

Oakland Tribune Internet project honored by Knight Batten Awards

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

The Oakland Tribune's "Not Just A Number" online community journalism project took home the Knight Foundation Award for Public Service and the award for Service Journalism, Small Publication, during a presentation held Friday in Toronto by the Online News Association.

We’re Building the Ideal Campus Newsroom for the Next 50 Years And We Need Your Help

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

What is an ideal newsroom? A Knight grantee wants to find out. Duke University plans to create a new multi-media newsroom to help train the next generation of journalists.

Knight Fellows Tackle Climate Change, More

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

The Fellows will spend a year working with local-partner organizations to transform media in their host countries and their regions.

Innovative Nonprofit ProPublica will Pursue Investigative News Reporting

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

ProPublica, new nonprofit organization, will conduct investigative reporting and provide articles free to news outlets. It's supported by foundations, and will be headed by Paul E. Steiger, a Knight Foundation board member and the former managing editor of The Wall Street Journal.

Killers Stalk Latin American Journalists With Impunity

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

In the past decade, according to the IAPA, 64 investigations have been completed, and 82 people are in prison or have served sentences for killing journalists.

Mini-Fellowships for Global Health Reporting

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Foundation will award up to $10,000 for journalists wishing to cover global health issues.

International Editors to Get Top US Press Experience

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

ICFJ awarded 12 leading international editors, including two Daniel Pearl Fellows from Syria and Malaysia, to spend time at leading US publications.

Grant to Help Journalists Upload New Digital Skills

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

The Annenberg School for Communication received a $2.4 million grant to fund programs that teach professional journalists how to adapt to the digital age.

Inside the First Amendment: We Don’t Teach First Amendment in School

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

“Freedom” may be just another word — to borrow a lyric from Janis Joplin — to about one in four Americans, who don’t see any of the five freedoms of the First Amendment as “essential” in their lives.

Constitution Day is Slow to Catch on in Houston Schools

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Quick! What patriotic celebration took place across the nation on Monday?

TechPresident.com Wins Knight-Batten Grand Prize

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

It's a data-rich, nonpartisan group blog that covers real-time, online activity of the 2008 presidential candidates � and chronicles online content from voters who will elect them.

Study: Teens Blank on Constitution Day

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Constitution Day is here and many teenagers know little about commemorating the document's signing.

Commentary: Balancing Freedom and the Greater Good

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Today, Sept. 17, schoolchildren across the country will learn about a muggy summer in 1787 when 55 men gathered in Philadelphia to create a nation.

Students unaware of Constitution Day

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Constitution Day is today, but the majority of Ball State University students might not remember celebrating the federally mandated holiday in high school.

Did You Celebrate Constitution Day? Do You Even Know What That Is?

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Aaron Moyer, a Junior at Hixson High, says "a lot has changed since then, but the basic rights that we have hasn't." A new poll by the Knight Foundation finds youth to be clueless about the constitution and its 27 Amendments. Emily Grace, a student at UTC, says "I learned them a long time ago, like little speeches, yeah I used to know them."

Editors Announce Sunshine Week Winners

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Sunshine Week winners among the Association of Opinion Page Editors awards announced.

Knight's News21: The Future of Religion Reporting

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

"Faces of Faith in America" equipped 44 journalism grad students to produce dozens of carefully researched, in-depth religion stories

New State Law Assists Student Journalists

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Oregon lawmakers have given high school and college journalists more protection from administrative censorship -- the first success in a nationwide wave of legislation aimed at expanding the rights of the student press.

Egyptian blogger, Burmese Reporter gets Knight Award

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has named Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas and Burmese investigative reporter May Thingyan Hein as this year’s recipients of the Knight International Journalism Award.

Four Foundations Collaborate On Challenge Fund for Journalism

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

As journalism organizations deal with the economic struggles of the media industry, it has lead to limited financial support from corporate and philanthropic sources.

John S. Knight's presence felt; Award-winning editor helped transform Akron and newspaper industry

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Sometimes John S. Knight needed only a sentence. It did not have to be from the pulpit of his Pulitzer Prize-winning ``Editor's Notebook'' column, or the megaphone of the newspapers he owned. It could be an aside at a banquet, or a blunt declaration in a private meeting. However Knight spoke, things got done.

Boulder: Sustainable Expert Community Wanted

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

News Challenge winner Amy Gahran and Adam Glenn are using $90,000 from Knight to monitor the carbon tax.

National Press Club to Honor Open Government Advocate Pete Weitzel

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Techies Go to J-School at Northwestern

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Journalists with strong technical skills may be in high demand - but they're currently in short supply.