Knight Foundation - $5m for journalism that benefits the public
Knight Foundation News Challenge
www.newschallenge.org
Deadline: Nov 1, 2008
US $5 million available to develop local, community, and neighborhood information/news distribution projects, services, and programs anywhere. Only three basic rules:
- Use or create digital, open-source technology as the code base (can include telecommunications, wifi, mobile, etc).
- Serve the public interest through media (however you define it)
- Benefit one or more specific geographic communities.
Check out the site for full details. There's a useful "clinic" for interested applicants.
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