http://www.knightfoundation.org/news/press_room/knight_press_releases/ John S. and James L. Knight Foundation News Releases http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/356380/225369 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:51:10 EST 356380 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/356443/225369 CommonWealth magazine will provide more investigative reporting, expand online presence with $800,000 in support from The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Boston Foundation Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:52:42 EST 356443 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/356231/225369 One of the top trending terms on Twitter is “Shorty Award” as a result of a massive public effort to nominate the best people and organizations on Twitter. Thanks to support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the second annual Shorty Awards will culminate in a ceremony at TheTimesCenter in The New York Times Building on March 3, 2010. These unique awards recognize excellence in short form content creation over the past year. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:14:34 EST 356231 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/356061/225369 Six new Knight International Journalism Fellows will help spread media innovation in developing countries. They'll use new digital tools to increase access to public information in India, establish investigative teams in the Middle East, track corruption in Panama, launch the first broadcast training center in Peru, and improve coverage of health and poverty issues in Africa. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:40:10 EST 356061 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/356053/225369 Detroiters looking to make a difference in local classrooms will now have twice the impact through DonorsChoose.org, thanks to a matching grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:37:39 EST 356053 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/355840/225369 South Floridians showed their love of the arts 459 times, submitting as many entries to a haiku contest exploring the recent debate over funding for the arts in Miami-Dade County. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:08:42 EST 355840 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/355898/225369 WASHINGTON, D.C.—With communications crippled in Haiti after Tuesday’s devastating earthquake, Internews is responding to the urgent need for information during this humanitarian disaster. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:49:01 EST 355898 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/355673/225369 South Florida residents will have increased Internet access and the training in multiple languages to take full advantage of the digital world, thanks to funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:42:49 EST 355673 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/355583/225369 Twenty-four innovative ideas that will help meet America’s information needs have received $4.3 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The projects – submitted by community and place-based foundations nationwide in a Knight Foundation contest. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:36:38 EST 355583 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/355217/225369 The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced today that it intends to invest $70 million over the next seven years to community foundations serving cities and towns where the Knight brothers owned newspapers. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:47:02 EST 355217 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/355264/225369 The Fund for Our Economic Future will launch an innovative effort to engage residents to offer solutions to local government on how to be more efficient and effective. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is supporting the program with a $3 million grant. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:18:30 EST 355264 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/355193/225369 A new program will strengthen Biloxi and the Gulf Coast’s nonprofit sector by training and certifying staff and board members in their field, thanks to a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:23:40 EST 355193 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/355041/225369 Harrison County residents will have greater, quicker access to the Internet at their local libraries, with the addition of 77 new laptops, 10 new PCs and an upgraded wireless network, thanks to a $160,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:40:33 EST 355041 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/355188/225369 An expanded wireless network will provide Internet service to large parts of downtown Lexington, Mayor Jim Newberry announced today, enhancing public safety, spurring economic development and increasing residents’ access to the vital information they need to make informed decisions. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:05:00 EST 355188 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/355086/225369 Berkeley, CA – California Watch, a project of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Center for Investigative Reporting, launched a new feature-rich web site today (www.californiawatch.org) that offers readers access to the state’s largest investigative reporting team, their ongoing reporting, and the databases and research that fuel their work. Readers can use the site to dig down to the local level of their region, city or town on a number of topics – and take action. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:43:56 EST 355086 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/354928/225369 The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has approved a new $2 million, three-year grant to the National Freedom of Information Coalition to launch the Knight FOI Fund and support state open government groups. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:09:19 EST 354928 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/354918/225369 Strengthening residents’ ability to use the Internet to improve their lives, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will help libraries in 20 U.S. communities enhance digital access and training. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:03:45 EST 354918 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/354905/225369 As part of its ongoing support for investigative journalism, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announces a grant of $200,000 to The Huffington Post Investigative Fund. In making the contribution, the Knight Foundation joins the Schumann Center for Media and Democracy, Atlantic Philanthropies, the Markle Foundation and The Huffington Post as key supporters of the venture. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:47:14 EST 354905 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/354924/225369 The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library and the Saint Paul Public Library will expand computer training to underserved neighborhoods with a mobile computer lab, thanks to a $300,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:01:10 EST 354924 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/354795/225369 Macon and Bibb County residents will be able to gain computer skills and have expanded Internet access thanks to a $500,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:16:39 EST 354795 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/354791/225369 Richland County residents will have access to more computers and free Internet service at their local libraries – plus expanded help in using both, thanks to a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:44:19 EST 354791 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/354709/225369 Ceramicist Kukuli Velarde of Philadelphia and choreographer Sophiline Cheam Shapiro of Long Beach, Calif. will be named the first two USA Knight Fellows tonight, each receiving an unrestricted $50,000 grant from United States Artists (USA). The honor comes thanks to a new $1 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to USA, a national grant-making and advocacy organization. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:15:53 EST 354709 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/354567/225369 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:44:18 EST 354567 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/354555/225369 The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has approved a new $6 million, three-year grant for the high-impact Knight International Journalism Fellowships program run by the International Center for Journalists. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:43:35 EST 354555 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/354343/225369 Scholarships for a diverse group of talented journalists will be offered by the nation's leading news trainer, The Poynter Institute, in partnership with six journalism groups under a new grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:11:56 EST 354343 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/354781/225369 The Knight Center for Specialized Journalism will cease operations at the end of this month, it was announced today by Dean Kevin Klose of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:56:56 EST 354781 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/354284/225369 Eighteen artists from across the country will receive $50,000 grants for unrestricted use, as part of a prestigious arts fellowship. The support comes thanks to a $1 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to “United States Artists,” the national grant-making and advocacy organization. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:17:28 EST 354284 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/354073/225369 Emerging from 1,562 applications, 20 winners today received $3.7 million in the 2009 Knight Arts Challenge, a community-wide contest by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to find the best ideas for the South Florida arts. The winners' projects include: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:31:07 EST 354073 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/353778/225369 OneCommunity, a Cleveland-based nonprofit that facilitates the use of broadband to drive economic development and civic progress, announced today that effective immediately, the Akron-based Knight Center of Digital Excellence will be closed Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:32:34 EST 353778 http://www.knightfoundation.org/permalink/353701/225369 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:03:39 EST 353701