Knight Foundation Announces Second Year of News Challenge
The Miami-based John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has launched the second year of its five-year, $25 million Knight News Challenge, a contest in which up to $5 million will be awarded for innovative ideas that employ digital means to transform community news.
The contest, which is open to anyone, aims to use digitally delivered news and information to enhance physical communities and improve the lives of people where they live, work, and vote. Winning entries must use digital media and deliver news or information on a shared basis to a geographically defined community. Most entries are open-source and must share the created software and knowledge. In addition, this year the News Challenge Web site will allow entrants to invite public comment that will help improve their entries.
"Jim and Jack Knight fostered community through their newspapers," said Knight Foundation president and CEO Alberto Ibargüen. "The Knight News Challenge hopes to discover innovative ways of using cyberspace to bring communities together."
“Knight Foundation to Award Millions for Digital Experiments in Community News.” John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Press Release 7/11/07.