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The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University is a $60 million effort to preserve and expand First Amendment rights in the digital age
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37 ideas win Knight Cities Challenge
37 projects to help make Knight communities more successful will receive a share of $5 million in the second Knight Cities Challenge.
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20 named Emerging City Champions
Knight Foundation and 8 80 Cities have selected 20 civic innovators to participate in the 2016 Emerging City Champions fellowship program.
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Report decodes mobile news
A new report from Knight Foundation uses Nielsen data from smartphone users to provide insights into the growing mobile news ecosystem.
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The Akron Art Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Detroit Institute of Arts and Pérez Art Museum Miami launch a national Instagram photo contest for Inside|Out.
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Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics calls for NCAA to revamp guidelines for distributing March Madness revenue to better support and protect student athletes.
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Knight Foundation, Columbia University launch First Amendment Institute, $60 million project to promote free expression in the digital age
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The mobile disruption: New report provides insights into navigating the growing mobile news ecosystem
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Beverly Blake to retire as Knight Foundation program director for Macon
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Pop-up art installations take hold in cities around the country
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New Ohio elections project to help newsrooms understand voter preferences, better meet community information needs with $174,990 from Knight Foundation
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News organizations’ ability to champion First Amendment rights is slipping, survey of leading editors finds
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New study offers insights into funding and ethical practices in nonprofit journalism
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Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas to expand Massive Open Online Courses with $600,000 from Knight Foundation
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Leading international crowdfunding platform Idea.me to connect Miami entrepreneurs to investors with $175,000 from Knight Foundation
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Knight Cities Challenge awards $5 million for ideas to make cities more successful
Knight Blog
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Independent cinema finds a new home in Saint Paul
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Apply for the Center for Active Design Excellence awards honoring pioneering achievements in design and research
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Chris Reilly’s 'Intimate Instruments' workshop explores the potential depth of human connection
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Why we must champion the First Amendment in the digital age
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Robots, leadership and the future: Insights from the 2016 Media Learning Seminar
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3 charts that show the very different news audiences for mobile web and apps
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Screenwriting residency spotlights a quietly thriving arts community
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CRUXspace outputs political, geographical and social media messages for Philly Tech Week
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Cranbrook Art Museum graduates spring into action
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Urban farm in downtown San Jose transforms blighted acre into vibrant food hub
Publications
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Mobile-first news: How people use smartphones to access information
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Knight Enterprise Fund: Lessons from the Early Years of Mission-Related Investing at Knight Foundation
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In Defense of the First Amendment
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Free Speech on Campus
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Catalyzing Connections: The State of Miami’s Startup Ecosystem
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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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PRX announces spinoff company for new mobile listening platform
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PRX is creating a new company, RadioPublic, to bring mobile audio to bigger audiences
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Longer news stories gain steam on mobile devices - Mississippi Business Journal
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Detroit photos re-shot by CCS students
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With RadioPublic, These Podcasting Pioneers Plan To Reinvent The Medium
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PRX launches new mobile-listening company RadioPublic - The Boston Globe
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Public radio marketplace PRX spins out a new mobile app company, RadioPublic
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What does it take to win a Silver Knight? These top students have the answer, and the statue The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald recognized 30 Silver Knight winners