Knight Foundation to invest $5 million in community news
Stephen Warley September 27th, 2006
The Knight Foundation has created the “Knight Brothers 21st Century News Challenge”, to invest in innovative community news projects. They plan on doling out $5 million over the next year. “News and information are the glue that binds communities,” said Knight Foundation president Alberto Ibargüen. “We want to help today’s high-tech news do in the 21st century what the Knight brothers’ newspapers did this past century. They did it by providing news, information, and commentary that helped citizens understand their common interests and opportunities. The Knight brothers helped define the geography where people lived. We want to continue that tradition using new media to do what the brothers used to do with ink on paper.”
6 Comments Add your own
1. Robin | September 27th, 2006 at 8:12 pm
That is a pretty straight take; I’d love to know what the LR guys actually think of this program. A good idea? Likely to yield anything cool?
2. Safran | September 28th, 2006 at 6:17 am
I think it’s terrific and I absolutely believe it will yield some significant concepts.
3. Chris Rooney | September 29th, 2006 at 8:36 am
Is this the same foundation that built KITT?
4. Steve Safran | September 29th, 2006 at 10:59 am
Yes. They also invented the piece on the chess board that can do that weird “L” move.
5. Lost Remote TV Blog&hellip | October 26th, 2006 at 6:06 am
[...] Gary Kebbel, the Knight Foundation’s journalism initiatives program officer, made a special appeal at the RTNDA Technology Summit yesterday, inviting anyone (content creators and technologists alike) to participate in the Knight Foundation’s News Challenge. LR previously reported Knight’s ambitious program to distribute $25 million over the next 5 years on behalf of innovative community news initiatives. The core purpose of the program is to study the effects of online news and information on local communities defined by geographic considerations. Knight plans on giving away $5 million this year alone. The deadline for submissions is December 31st. Help spread the word! [...]
6. Sam | January 18th, 2008 at 7:48 am
Wow, thanks for the excellent information!
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