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Emerging City Champions Fellowship
Offering young civic innovators funding, mentorship and networking opportunities, the 2016 Emerging City Champions fellowship by 8 80 Cities opens for applications on March 28.
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27 Akron arts projects win $1 million
Using Akron as their canvas, winners bring art to the city’s neighborhoods in the first Knight Arts Challenge in the city.
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Virtual reality and the future of news
What role will virtual reality play in the future of news? A new Knight report chronicles the rise of the technology in journalism.
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Knight Arts Challenge opens April 4
The Knight Arts Challenge opens April 4, offering a share of $8 million for the best ideas in the arts that authentically reflect Miami, Detroit, St. Paul and Akron.
Media Innovation
11 prototype projects win funding
Eleven new media and information projects receive funding from the Knight Prototype Fund
Community and National Initiatives
158 finalists in Knight Cities Challenge
158 finalists move forward out of more than 4,500 entries in the second Knight Cities Challenge. We will announce the winners this spring.
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2016 Emerging City Champions Fellowship offers young civic innovators funding, mentorship and networking opportunities
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New International Center for Journalists fellowship program brings together Cuban and U.S. journalists with $110,000 from Knight Foundation
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27 Akron arts projects win $1 million in Knight Arts Challenge Akron
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Virtual Reality in journalism: New report provides an overview of a growing platform for storytelling
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Knight News Challenge offers $3 million for ideas focused on libraries
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Women’s Network of Northeast Ohio to expand, increase leadership programming with $194,807 from Knight Foundation
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Knight Prototype Fund invests in 11 new projects that unlock the power of data
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Election campaign advertising by outside groups continues to break records
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Greater Ohio Policy Center Report finds Akron at a crossroads for further growth, economic development
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Five major foundations announce groundbreaking plans to develop public interest technologists
Knight Blog
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The youth poets of Michigan have something to say
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Young World & Co. weave philosophy and mysticism in Public Pool show in Detroit
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Apply to the 2016 Data Journalism Awards and help celebrate outstanding work in the field
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San Jose Indian theater company tackles social issues on stage
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Changing a social media profile picture is one way to express support or solidarity
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How Musical Swings illustrate five principles essential to successful cities
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Indian classical dance–to the rhythms of poetry and Afro-Cuban spirits
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At The Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia, Wendy Maruyama gives voices to earth's silent giants
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Upcoming workshops give behind-the-scenes info on Knight Arts Challenge
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What’s missing from data journalism education and how we can improve the field
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Catalyzing Connections
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Viewing the Future? Virtual Reality in Journalism
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Why Millennials Don't Vote for Mayor
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Building Community Through Innovation in the Arts
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Gaining Ground: How Nonprofit News Ventures Seek Sustainability
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Assessing Civic Tech: Case Studies and Resources for Tracking Outcomes
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Above and Beyond: Looking at the Future of Journalism Education
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Livable Cities
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The Future of the Open Internet: Decoding the Net Neutrality Debate
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The Magic of College Hill
In The News
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E.J. Thomas hosts Carl Bernstein, P.J. O'Rourke
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Mercer University Senior to Present Plan to Increase Student Voter Turnout
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Hmong Dance Drama - Everyday Is A Sunny Day Successfully presented At The Ordway Performing Arts Center
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O, Miami Poetry Festival announces 2016 schedule
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Your view: Miami’s black men have stories they should share
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Does Virtual Reality Have A Valid Place In Journalism? | Sensors
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Knight Foundation Report Addresses Opportunities and Challenges in Virtual Reality Journalism
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Who's Next community leaders: 17 young people improving Philly's neighborhoods
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Primary Colors: On the Sun Valley and Miami Film Festivals in the Hour of Republican Reckoning! | Filmmaker Magazine
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Akron Ohio News - Winners announced in first Knight Arts Challenge