NEWS RELEASE
News Experiments to Help Transform Community Life
With $5.1 million from Knight Foundation
MIAMI – (June 17) – Nine projects that use crowdsourcing, mobile technology and digital investigative journalism to bring news and information to communities in new ways have been named winners of the 2009 Knight News Challenge. “The future of news is being tested, strengthened and advanced everyday by News Challenge experiments and the innovators behind them,” said Alberto Ibargüen, Knight Foundation president and CEO. More...
Getting the news and information we need to improve our communities is more important than ever. Send us your project. We seek innovations that use new or available technology to distribute content in local communities. Take part in the $5 million annual Knight News Challenge contest. Anybody worldwide can apply.
There are three rules to follow to apply to the 2010 Knight News Challenge:
- Use digital, open-source technology.
- Distribute news in the public interest.
- Test your project in a local community.
STATUS: Applications for the 2009 Knight News Challenge are now closed and winners have been announced. More information is here.
Applications for the 2010 Knight News Challenge will open Sept. 1, 2009.