This piece is one of a series that looks at the Knight News Challenge winners, and their thoughts on future trends, on the occasion of the challenge’s 10th anniversary. Never underestimate the ingenuity of the human race when it comes to righting a wrong. In the case of Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science, […]
Article · November 16, 2017 by Bob Andelman
This piece is one of a series that looks at the Knight News Challenge winner, and their thoughts on future trends, on the occasion of the challenge’s 10th anniversary. As Ethan Zuckerman recalls it, a decade ago, journalism was enmeshed in a “wretched” debate over the merits of journalism vs. blogging, regardless of its community […]
Article · November 13, 2017 by Bob Andelman
This piece is one of a series that looks at the Knight News Challenge winners, and their thoughts on future trends, on the occasion of the challenge’s 10th anniversary. There is no other way to say it: Growth at Crisis Text Line – an emergency service for people at wit’s end – is, sadly, explosive. […]
Article · November 8, 2017 by Bob Andelman
This piece is one of a series that looks at the Knight News Challenge winners, and their thoughts on future trends, on the occasion of the challenge’s 10th anniversary. An important way for many Americans to find out if they qualify – and then apply for food stamps has its roots in a Chicago civic […]
Article · November 6, 2017 by Bob Andelman
This piece is one of a series that looks at the Knight News Challenge winners, and their thoughts on future trends, on the occasion of the challenge’s 10th anniversary. Aron Pilhofer, co-founder of DocumentCloud, was running a product technology team at The New York Times and experiencing great frustration with the way journalists there – […]
Article · November 2, 2017 by Bob Andelman
This post is third in a series about a gathering of library directors Knight Foundation convened in Miami Feb. 11-12, 2017, as part of its continuing work with libraries. Knight Foundation also recently released a report “Developing Clarity: Innovating in Library Systems,” and announced a package of funding to support innovation in libraries. Brian Bannon opened with a […]
Article · April 17, 2017 by Bob Andelman
This post is second in a series about a gathering of library directors Knight Foundation convened in Miami Feb. 11-12, 2017, as part of its continuing work with libraries. Knight Foundation also recently released a report “Developing Clarity: Innovating in Library Systems,” and announced a package of funding to support innovation in libraries. The second day of […]
Article · April 3, 2017 by Bob Andelman
This post is one in a series about a gathering of library directors Knight Foundation convened in Miami Feb. 11-12, 2017, as part of its continuing work with libraries. Today, Knight Foundation is also releasing a report “Developing Clarity: Innovating in Library Systems,” and announcing a package of funding to support innovation in libraries. The […]
Article · March 30, 2017 by Bob Andelman
Photo by Dave Johnson on Flickr. Last night, pajamas-clad 22-year-old Tessa Shapiro spent four hours curled up on her couch, computer on her lap, a pot of tea and snacks at arm’s reach, texting with strangers. She’s part of the volunteer army at Crisis Text Line, a former Knight News Challenge winner that Knight Foundation […]
Article · September 12, 2016 by Bob Andelman