Jose Zamora is a Journalism Program Associate at Knight Foundation

This year flew by, didn't it? The Knight News Challenge deadline is only 22 hours away. The deadline is today at midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST).

We are looking forward to receiving your application, but please avoid waiting until the last minute to submit.

We are experiencing heavy traffic to the site since early yesterday morning. If you are trying to submit please be patient. The web site will probably be performing at a slower pace. If you experience any problems or error messages, please send us an e-mail to: newschallenge@knightfoundation.org.

We will do whatever it takes to help you submit your application.

Below is the answer to a recurrent question we have been receiving in the last two days:

If you applied under the open category you will be able to upload up to five attachments to the online application form. If you submitted under the closed category you can send up to five supporting documents to newschallenge@knightfoundation.org. Please include the project title and tracking number in the subject field, along with the words: "supporting documents" and your name and the e-mail address you used to submit your application in the body of the e-mail.

Thank you very much for your interest in the Knight News Challenge and good luck!