In December, Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen announced our new Statement of Strategy, a view of what we do and the core beliefs that underpin our work. One of the most significant changes he described is the evolution of our Media Innovation program into Technology Innovation. The change in name is accompanied by a change in […]
Article · February 10, 2017 by John Bracken
Above photo by Tim on Flickr (cc) Last month, we announced 14 winners of the second Knight News Challenge on Libraries at the American Library Association annual meeting. I want to share some of the issues Knight is wrestling with as we think about our work with libraries the rest of this year and into […]
Article · July 19, 2016 by John Bracken
Photo by Flickr user Jeremy Brooks. Today we are announcing a $250,000 grant to New America Foundation to support the launch of the TechCongress Congressional Innovation Fellowship. TechCongress brings technologists to Capitol Hill as fellows, where they can contribute their expertise and ideas to members of Congress. In this way, it aims to help to fill […]
Article · February 16, 2016 by John Bracken
Today, Knight Foundation is announcing 17 winners of the Knight News Challenge on Data at a convening at Civic Hall in New York. Each of the winners will receive a share of $3.2 million to develop their project, which seeks to answer the question: How might we make data work for individuals and communities? As […]
Article · January 26, 2016 by John Bracken
Laura Weidman Powers’ 2015 presentation “The New Capital is Social” on YouTube. Today we’re excited to announce $1.2 million in new support to CODE2040. A winner of the 2014 Knight News Challenge on strengthening the Internet, CODE2040 helps young technologists of color to succeed in the tech industry. By supporting this next phase of CODE2040’s development, […]
Article · December 9, 2015 by John Bracken
Photo credit: Aspen Institute blog. Along with several of our Knight Foundation colleagues, we’re at the American Library Association’s annual conference in San Francisco through Monday. If you’re at the conference, you can come find us in booth 3731 at Moscone Center (see this post from Nina Zenni about panels and demos involving Knight grantees). Knight […]
Article · June 26, 2015 by John Bracken
Iraq and Afghanistan veterans on Veterans Day 2014. Photo: IAVA on Flickr. Today Knight grantee Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) launched a new version of its The Wait We Carry website. The tool takes government data about veteran disability claims, wait times in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, and more, and presents […]
Article · March 17, 2015 by John Bracken
There’s one week left to submit an idea to Knight News Challenge: Libraries, which offers applicants a chance to share in $2.5 million by focusing on the question, “How might we leverage libraries as a platform to build more knowledgeable communities?” Here are some thoughts and tips as you prepare your entry: Related LinkS Meeting […]
Article · September 23, 2014 by John Bracken
Our latest Knight News Challenge closes at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. The question is: “How might we leverage libraries as a platform to build more knowledgeable communities?” We’re seeking projects that build on the transformational power of libraries and use their ideas, principles and assets in innovative ways to help people learn […]
Article · September 10, 2014 by John Bracken
Photo by New Calgary Central Library on Flickr. “How might we leverage libraries as a platform to build more knowledgeable communities?” That’s the question we’ll be asking you to help answer in the next Knight News Challenge. Related Link “News Challenge to explore role of libraries in the digital age” by John Bracken on Knight […]
Article · September 2, 2014 by John Bracken
Today we’re announcing 19 winners of the Knight News Challenge on strengthening the Internet with total awards of $3,466,000. RELATED LINKS Press release: “Knight News Challenge awards $3.4 million for ideas to strengthen the Internet” — June 23, 201 Watch archived LiveStream video of the awards event. (1 hr., 22 min.) Watch live discussion at the […]
Article · June 23, 2014 by John Bracken