http://www.knightblog.org News about transformational ideas in journalism, communities and philanthropy. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:06:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The World Association of Newspapers continues to have a fairly clear crystal ball that doesn't get enough attention when it comes to the future of news. Look at how well its experts are faring on their predictions of what the newspaper would look like in 2020 (.pdf), specifically Gerd Finkbeiner's prediction of ... http://www.knightblog.org/journalism-on-track-for-2020/ NewsU has launched a new course called Leading an Online Newsroom: What You Need to Know. The course is taught by Susan Karol, executive director of the Suburban Newspapers of America Foundation, and funded by Knight Foundation. The course consists of five “classes”, each with tips and commentary from editors on ... http://www.knightblog.org/how-to-lead-an-online-newsroom/ Brant Houston holds the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Chair in Investigative and Enterprise Reporting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Journalists from 25 nonprofit journalism organizations formed the first-ever investigative news network at a three-day gathering at the Pocantico Conference Center this week. Pledging collaboration on both ... http://www.knightblog.org/nonprofit-journalism-organizations-form-investigative-news-network/ Jose Zamora is a journalism program associate at Knight Foundation Report from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Convention, where my panel discussed business models… The most popular new models were niche advertisements, paid content, public contributions and foundation support. The panel was moderated by Frances Robles, foreign correspondent for The Miami ... http://www.knightblog.org/news-business-models/ Reflecting what's going on in the news community, journalism fellowship winners this year show increasing levels of entrepreneurship and innovation.   James Bettinger, director of the John S. Knight Fellowship program at Stanford, told The New York Times the number of fellowship applicants from daily newspapers last year was lower than ever ... http://www.knightblog.org/journalism-fellowships-in-non-tradtional-media/ Jose Zamora is a Journalism Program Associate at Knight Foundation Ford and Knight Foundation partnered to support the participation of 76 journalists and students at The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) convention. Recognizing that the media landscape is in flux, the theme of the 27th annual NAHJ conference was: "Evolve.  ... http://www.knightblog.org/evolve-embrace-reinvent/ Julia Scott, who left her job at the Los Angeles Daily News to start BargainBabe.com, recommends being obsessed with your new business as a key to being a good news entrepreneur. That, and paying attention to social media as well as your advertisers. Scott was a Fellow for the News Entrepreneur ... http://www.knightblog.org/notes-from-knight%e2%80%99s-boot-camp-for-news-entrepreneurs/ On Tuesday, June 23 Knight Foundation staff members and summer interns attended a performance of FUERZABRUTA at the Adrienne Arsht Performing Arts Center as guests of Dennis Scholl, the Communities Program Director for Miami.  FUERZABRUTA is an interactive visual spectacle that packs six to eight hundred people into a dark room ... http://www.knightblog.org/if-a-glass-of-wine-can%e2%80%99t-fix-a-long-day-of-work-fuerzabruta-can/ Dan Pacheco explains how the new Printcasting model will be tested in dozens of newspapers across the country. Printcasting lets people become their own publishers by creating a way to package stories and generate advertising revenue. Anyone can create a “printcast” about their interests or community. Printcasting will be beta tested with ... http://www.knightblog.org/printcasting-goes-national/ At several of the BarCamp sessions at the Future of Civic Media conference Knight held with M.I.T., attendees spoke about using mobile technology and video and audio communication to bridge the digital divide. The Web was thought to be the great leveler, but how about for people who don't have a ... http://www.knightblog.org/will-everyone-use-the-new-digital-tools/ The Souls of Our Students video came out of a Knight-funded project with Mecklenburg Ministries, called Souls of White Folks. Faith leaders exploring issues of white privilege during the program were challenged to carry their new understanding into their congregations and communities. The video with students telling their own stories ... http://www.knightblog.org/charlotte-video-lauded-for-helping-heal-racial-divide/ On Wednesday morning, former Knight News Challenge winners like David Ardia and Lisa Williams gave their advice for web sites and non-profits at "Knight 101" Wednesday evening brought a plenary called "Nerds, News, and Nabes" with Knight Foundation President and CEO Alberto Ibarguen, Henry Jenkins, principal investigator for M.I.T.'s Center for ... http://www.knightblog.org/knight-news-challenge-winners-discuss-future-of-news-and-civic-media-at-m-i-t/ 2009 marks the 12th year the Knight International Journalism Awards have been given to "media professionals worldwide who have taken bold steps to keep citizens informed despite great obstacles." This year's winners -- Cao Junwu of China and Chouchou Namegabe Nabintu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- "were ... http://www.knightblog.org/jose-zamora-announces-knight-international-journalism-awards/ This week, ValleyIndependentSentinel.org - a site covering Connecticut's Lower Naugatuck Valley - launched with funding from the Knight Community Information Challenge. Here, Editor Paul Bass talks about how he applied for the challenge through the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. The Knight Community Information Challenge helps U.S. communities meet their information ... http://www.knightblog.org/paul-bass-on-putting-together-small-town-news-experiment/ At the Future of News and Civic Media conference, Knight Foundation's Journalism Program Director Gary Kebbel announced that Knight would award $3,000 to the best proposal for collaboration between attendees that would improve current Knight News Challenge projects or result in a completely new idea. The second-place idea would win ... http://www.knightblog.org/its-selectric/ Eric Newton, Vice President of Knight Foundation's Journalism Program, announced Knight's Investigative Reporting Initiative at the Investigative Reporters and Editors' annual conference. The initiative will help grantees develop new economic models for investigative reporting on digital platforms, and will begin with a $15 million initial investment. Newton announced Knight's three new ... http://www.knightblog.org/knight-announces-investigative-reporting-initiative/ Adele Lyons, Knight's Program Director for Biloxi and Gulfport, MS, was honored by a local group called the Coast Young Professionals with a "4 Ever Young" Award last month. According to a press release from CYP, the award is given to "those professionals who have given of themselves to their ... http://www.knightblog.org/biloxi-program-director-honored-by-young-professionals-organization/ Congratulations to all the winners of this year's Knight News Challenge that were announced this afternoon. You can read the press release, great coverage from Nieman Lab, and follow the tweets on hashtags #knc09, #fncm09, #kncmit (all of them are aggregated in this CoverItLive that Greg Linch posted on his personal ... http://www.knightblog.org/knight-news-challenge-winners-2009-announced-at-mit-knc09/ On Wednesday June 10, Knight Foundation President and CEO Alberto Ibargüen gave a keynote speech at the League of American Orchestras National Conference held in Orchestra Hall, Chicago.  The audience was encouraged to adapt music performance so that indeed the art form does not die, but instead persists in a digital ... http://www.knightblog.org/kf-president-and-ceo-alberto-ibarguen-relates-music-to-journalism/ New News: Journalism We Want and Need (.pdf), a study of local news coverage by Chicago's Community Media Workshop, reports that local news coverage is declining in the city's major news outlets.   The CMW used local news keywords to search the print editions of the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune from ... http://www.knightblog.org/keyword-searches-find-local-news-coverage-in-decline/