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Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen Addresses Economic Outlook: 12/30/2008
Eulogy for Alvah H. Chapman, Jr. by David Lawrence, Jr.: 12/29/2008
Eulogy for Alvah H. Chapman, Jr. by Alberto Ibargüen: 12/29/2008
Four Online Community News Sites to Expand Coverage: 12/17/2008
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Grants Will Help Sites Hire Staff, Extend Reach
New Facebook Applications to Engage Youth in News: 12/15/2008
Knight Foundation Grant to Support Research Highlighting Social Networking’s Impact on Teens and Young Adults

Knight in the News

Alvah H. Chapman Jr., Civic-Minded Leader of Knight Ridder, Dies at 87: 12/27/2008
Alvah H. Chapman Jr., the former publisher of The Miami Herald and chairman of the Knight Ridder newspapers and one of South Florida’s most influential philanthropic and civic leaders, died on Thursday at his home in Miami. He was 87.
Miami Civic Giant Alvah Chapman Leaves Legacy: 12/25/2008
Mike Pate: We must strengthen ties to our community: 12/21/2008
Tallahassee residents are being squeezed — and not just by high food and volatile gas prices.
Medill Students, With Knight's Help, Launch Web Site with Facebook App -- New Way of Commenting*: 12/17/2008
Some of the first winners of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation News Challenge have successfully developed and launched a new Web site that gives Facebook users a variety of ways to comment on the news. Brian Boyer and Ryan Mark two Medill journalism students with a background in programming who were Medill scholarship winners (thanks to the News Challenge grant) along with four other Medill graduate students rolled out News Mixer. The site was developed using Facebook Connect for the Cedar Rapids Gazette in Iowa.
Knight Foundation Funds Four Online Community News Sites: 12/17/2008
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is making a $390,000 grant to four online community news sites allowing for more staff and the expansion of coverage. The four sites are the following: MinnPost, Voice of San Diego, Chi-town Daily News, and the St. Louis Beacon.