Wealth from Asia isn’t being channeled into media development on anything like the scale seen in the U.S. and Europe: “It’s not just about the money. It’s about priorities.”
“Say a member is talking about a mining problem in his or her community. We open this up: This mining company is linked to issues in another reporter’s country — why don’t you work together?”
Modeled on a successful program for protecting scholars threatened by their regimes, a similar project for journalists could help advance security for reporters working under conditions of limited press freedom.
Five journalism professors from historically black colleges and universities will participate in a program also aimed at increasing newsroom diversity.
The head of Knight’s journalism initiatives talks about who it funds and how it tries to give its projects life beyond a grant’s expiration date. Joshua Benton
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Benton, Joshua. "Press Publish 7: Michael Maness on Knight Foundation’s priorities and how to ensure impact." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 20 Feb. 2013. Web. 20 Sep. 2023.
APA
Benton, J. (2013, Feb. 20). Press Publish 7: Michael Maness on Knight Foundation’s priorities and how to ensure impact. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 20, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/02/press-publish-7-michael-maness-on-knight-foundations-priorities-and-how-to-ensure-impact/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Press Publish 7: Michael Maness on Knight Foundation’s priorities and how to ensure impact." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 20, 2013. Accessed September 20, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/02/press-publish-7-michael-maness-on-knight-foundations-priorities-and-how-to-ensure-impact/.
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