News & Notes
Innovation from many corners: 2013-14 U.S. Knight Fellows selected
This group of U.S. Knight Fellows is easily the most diversified ever, with fellows coming from daily newspapers, online publications, tech companies and even an academic institution.
Innovation from overseas: 2013-14 International Knight Journalism Fellows selected
Eight international journalists have been awarded John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships to pursue proposals for journalism innovation at Stanford during the 2013-14 academic year.
New advisors named to Knight Fellowships program
The new Board of Visitors members are Hu Shuli, Margaret Neale and Jason Seiken. The new members of the Program Committee are Sarah Stein Greenberg, George Haj and Raul Ramirez.
The FOIA Machine could revolutionize public records requests
The platform will gather the collective knowledge and experience of journalists and others making FOI requests, and try to learn through logic and algorithms.
Celebrate Harry Press: Donate to journalism funds; May memorial planned
Donations may support a summer internship for a Stanford Daily staff member, or some expenses for international Knight Fellows.
Retired Knight Fellowships leader Harry Press dies
He was indefatigable, and his optimism and joie de vivre were legendary. Nobody who ever met Harry forgot him.
Lessons from a news entrepreneur who just raised $500,000 for his startup
Adriano Farano says his understanding of being a news entrepreneur has grown exponentially because of his experiences these past two years in Silicon Valley.
Be a Knight Fellow! U.S. applications due Jan. 15
Are you a journalist or journalism entrepreneur who wants to gain new skills and broaden your perspectives while collaborating with a group of 20 top-notch journalists from around the world?
Three Knight Alumni win grants for new media innovation prototypes
Knight Alumni Katy Newton, Djordje Padjeski and Andrew Haeg are among four recent recipients of Knight Prototype Fund grants.
Knight-Risser Prize awarded to Wyoming writers and wildlife photographer
Lead writer Emilene Ostlind, photographer Joe Riis and contributors Mary Ellen Hannibal and Cally Carswell win for their special report, “Perilous Passages.”
What I saw at ONA 12
ONA 12 was an opportunity for our fellows and staff to immerse ourselves in what’s happening now and what will be happening in the future — and to learn how we can be a player in that future.
Logging on to the Online News Association 2012 conference
Given the Knight Fellowships focus on journalism innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership, the Online News Association is a natural place for us to engage with journalists and journalism entrepreneurs who are among the most dynamic forces in media today.
Discovering investigative reporting in poetry class
At the Knight Fellowships we urge our fellows to resist the temptation to focus narrowly on the innovative projects they are pursuing here because creativity, inspiration and break-through moments often come out of the most unexpected places.
Alum wins Knight Challenge grant for news video iPad app
Adriano Farano is ready to own the news video market on mobile. And he says a good dose of “Stanford DNA” and a Knight Fellowship lead the way.
Dispatch from Blogging While Brown 2012
I think of blogging, like journalism, as a verb, not a noun. People blog and people commit acts of journalism, and those who are adept at one have something to learn from the other.
2012-13 U.S. Knight Fellows selected
Proposals by the Fellows include ones exploring ways to build an engaged online community, revenue-generating journalism models, business models for community news, and templates to allow reporters to create interactive maps and 3-D graphics.
2012-13 International Knight Fellows selected
These International Fellows include, for the first time in the program’s 47-year history, participants from Lebanon and Portugal.
A bumpy road ahead for non-profit investigative journalism
Despite rapid growth in the number of non-profit investigative centres in the United States, uncertainty remains over the longer-term sustainability of philanthropically funded journalism.
Alumni share successes at board dinner
Phuong Ly and Paddy Hirsch, members of the 2011 class, and Burt Herman, of the 2009 class, spoke during a dinner for the fellowship’s Board of Visitors.
Google News founder joins board
Krishna Bharat, a Distinguished Research Scientist at Google and founder of Google News, has joined the board of the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University.
Denver’s 5280 Magazine wins Knight Risser Prize
“Dry Times,” a comprehensive report in Denver’s 5280 magazine on state water shortages, is the winner of the 2011 Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism.