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. 2 Apr. 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 April 2, 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 April 2, 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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