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Universal Access: Knight Foundation advances universal access through community projects.
Local Information Experiments: Community foundations join Knight in a matching challenge.
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November Candidates Answer Questions Sent by Video

Voters in 11 states are now able to directly ask candidates about the issues they care most about – and have them answered – through 10Questions.com, an interactive online platform created by the Personal Democracy Forum. Funded by Knight Foundation, the site helps inform voters on critical issues ahead of the November elections. Read more.

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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Designed by kids, built by volunteers: Knight Foundation and KaBOOM! Team up to build new playground for Akron area children in one day featuring revolutionary equipment
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Designed by kids, built by volunteers: Knight Foundation and KaBoom! Team up to build new playground for Miami area children in one day featuring revolutionary equipment
Thursday, August 26, 2010
International Multimedia Institute Launches in India
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Knight Foundation invests $1.1 million in National Fund for Workforce Solutions, Building on Community-Based Efforts to Promote Jobs and Careers

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Jun. 14
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Jun. 11
News Challenge-funded screens link communities in Boston suburbs
Macon Telegraph
Jun. 10
Macon council panel makes appropriate decision on redevelopment funding
Macon Telegraph
Jun. 10
Hills and Heights funding restored by Macon council committee

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The Arts Program supports innovative and high-quality cultural projects that enrich and engage Knight communities. More.

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Innovative Macon partnership aims to improve college's link to downtown

Knight Program Director Beverly Blake introduces the College Hill Alliance in Macon, Ga. The goal is to restore the social and physical fabric between the Mercer campus and downtown Macon, while adding economic value.

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Knight Blog
New Data Visualization Tool for Journalists Created by Knight Professor (Yesterday at 1:55 PM)
Sarah Cohen, the Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, figured there had to be an easier way for journalists to organize their notes on chronological events. “Time and place are two of the most important aspects in stories,” Cohen said. “Most reporters I [...] (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:55:16 +0000)More...
Digital Media Program Launched in India (Thursday at 2:55 PM)
The International Multimedia Institute opened its doors to an inaugural class of 30 students this summer.  The new school for journalists is located in New Delhi, but participants come from all over India, as well as Bhutan and Liberia. Students will learn the fundamentals of journalism and digital media skills such as podcasting and web [...] (Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:55:00 +0000)More...
New Knight Initiative Funds Ideas That Use Technology to Inspire Community Action (Tue., August 24, 3:00 PM)
These days, as people use Facebook to support Haiti, end hunger, and stand behind other causes, social networks have become the place to make a statement. Yet those clicks don’t necessarily turn into a movement to better communities. At least not yet. With Knight Foundation’s focus on fostering informed and engaged communities, we started looking [...] (Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:00:57 +0000)More...
Knight-Funded Project Puts Voters in the Driver's Seat in November Elections (Mon., August 23, 3:20 PM)
This post by Micah Sifrey was originally published on TechPresident.com, the Personal Democracy Forum's blog. Three years ago, we had a modest idea here at Personal Democracy Forum: that the internet could be a vehicle for transforming the presidential debates then underway. Instead of relying solely on journalists to determine the questions being asked of [...] (Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:20:39 +0000)More...
Knight News Challenge Winner Ushahidi Being Used to Monitor Elections in Brazil (Mon., August 23, 1:14 PM)
This post was originally published by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas blog. During the wave of violence in Kenya in 2008, that stemmed from conflicts among rival political factions, a group of friends created a system in which persons in various locations could send and share, via the Internet, news about attacks [...] (Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:14:07 +0000)More...
Student Journalists' Work Featured in the National Press (Wed., August 18, 3:45 PM)
Student News21 teams are getting their work published in national papers.  Outlets like the Washington Post and New York Times are running stories, photos and video from the students who are part of the program revitalizing journalism education at 12 universities. Just last week, Columbia’s News21 team’s work was featured in the Washington Post.  Fellows produced [...] (Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:45:17 +0000)More...
Watch As Opera Hits the Farmers Market in a "Random Act of Culture" (Wed., August 18, 2:23 PM)
Strolling through a farmers market at lunchtime in Charlotte is always a treat. Sniffing the just-picked peaches, choosing a perfect ruby red tomato - those are usually the highlights. My visit to Atherton Market was made even better Tuesday when opera filled the air. Yes, I knew a musical surprise was planned as part of [...] (Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:23:28 +0000)More...
#FOCAS10 Engages Policy Makers, Media, Biz Execs and Leaders to Explore Info Needs of Communities (Tue., August 17, 5:36 PM)
This week at the Aspen Institute, there is a robust discussion exploring recommendations of the Knight Commission on Information Needs of Communities. The 2010 FOCAS, News Cities: The Next Generation of Healthy Informed Communities forum, will take place through August 18 and aims to arrive at specific action steps to help communities "improve their information [...] (Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:36:11 +0000)More...
Miami-Dade Group Aims to Increase Local Internet Access (Tue., August 17, 2:09 PM)
This entry was written by James E. Osteen, Jr. executive director of the Miami-Dade Broadband Coalition. The Miami-Dade Broadband Coalition officially opened its doors with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 11. The launch was the result of more than three years of planning with stakeholders in education, healthcare, government, non-profits and the private sector. [...] (Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:09:40 +0000)More...
Reporting Projects Aim to Reach Minority Communities via Mobile Sites and Apps (Fri., August 13, 5:12 PM)
When Allissa Richardson’s students began to plan a website for their community news stories, they insisted on one element: it needed to be easily viewable on cellphones. That way, if they were in the grocery store and ran into someone they had interviewed, they could show them the story. The Morgan State University students will [...] (Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:12:13 +0000)More...

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