Knight Foundation Announces First Round of 2012 News Challenge Media Innovation Contest
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has announced that in 2012, the Knight News Challenge, an international media innovation contest, will be offered three times with three different topics. The challenge is part of the foundation's $100 million-plus Media Innovation Initiative, which seeks new ways to meet community information needs in the digital age.
The news challenge seeks to identify and support innovative ideas for using digital media to deliver news and information to geographically defined communities. The 2011 contest awarded a total of $4.7 million to support the development of sixteen ideas.
In 2012, each of the three news challenge rounds will be eight to ten weeks long - shorter, more focused contests designed to better mirror the pace of innovation. The first challenge, which will accept applications from February 27 to March 17, 2012, will be centered on networks. This round seeks projects that use the best of existing software and platforms - those already integrated into people's lives - to find new ways to convey news and information.
Anyone, anywhere can submit an idea.
Future challenge categories will be announced later this year.
For the 2012 program announcement, information on winning projects, and entry procedures, visit the Knight Foundation Web site.
