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Seth C. Lewis    February 10, 2012
Still shaping the way people think about news innovation? A few reflections on the new KNC 2.0
The Knight News Challenge may be shifting gears, but it’s still an important window into where news innovation is taking us.
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Open-source Weave liberates data for journalists, citizens
The software can help journalists create infinitely interactive visualizations.
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Megan Garber    October 12, 2011
The contribution conundrum: Why did Wikipedia succeed while other encyclopedias failed?
“Failed Wikipedias” suggest successful ways to encourage contribution and collaboration.
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Nikki Usher and Seth C. Lewis    October 7, 2011
What newsrooms can learn from open-source and maker culture
…and why they could be the keys to innovating both the business and the system of journalism.
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Nikki Usher and Seth C. Lewis    August 3, 2011
Transparency, iteration, standards: Knight-Mozilla’s learning lab offers journalism lessons of open source
What can the open source movement teach journalism — and vice versa?
Lois Beckett    March 11, 2011
A WordPress for news orgs: Knight gives Bay Citizen, Texas Tribune $975,000 for open-source CMS
Justin Ellis    March 10, 2011
Why the Knight-Mozilla Technology Partnership is betting on open source and distributed innovation
Justin Ellis    January 20, 2011
Boston Hack Day Challenge: An open door to Boston.com
Matt Diaz    November 12, 2010
Hacking data all night long: A NYC iteration of the hackathon model
Daniel Victor    October 25, 2010
Building a university sandbox for news orgs: UNC’s new digital newsroom nearing Nov. 1 launch
Laura McGann    August 12, 2010
Data-visualization duo turns down Knight funding over open source
Laura McGann    July 7, 2010
WBUR app inches public radio toward mobile fundraising
Joshua Benton    June 29, 2010
Collaboration instead of the crowd: Gabriella Coleman & Karim Lakhani on how people work together online
Laura McGann    June 28, 2010
Knight News Challenge: Connecting the world is great, but Front Porch Forum wants to connect neighbors
Megan Garber    June 24, 2010
Knight News Challenge: TileMapping wants to bring the mashup mentality to local maps
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