The South Florida Business Journal (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
The National Trust Loan Fund has created a $5 million loan pool to help develop affordable housing in cities across the country, including Miami.
InformationWeek - All Stories (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
The Web inventor's share of the $5.5 million Knight News Challenge award will tackle what his backers believe is one of the most pressing challenges.
Eye On Miami (Free subscription) | 13/05/2008
Ed Wasserman on the media, in the opinion page of yesterday's Miami Herald, reflects on how the print media will survive: "How are we going to pay for covering the news". One idea that Wasserman discusses-- and one which I've advocated-- in that newspapers should be owned by charitable organizations. There is a reason that the most adventurous reporting in the state is from the St. Pete Times, and...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Grant to OneCommunity creates Knight Center in Akron; foundation commits up to $25 million over five years to universal access AKRON, Ohio, April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A new national center here will help communities ensure that their citizens can take advantage of social, civic and economic opportunities by accessing the digital town square of the 21st century. The project is funded by a first-year,...
The Modern Age (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
Did you watch the video of NKOTB announcing their reunion tour and new album on the Today Show this morning? OOHHHHHYYEAAHH, BABY! I wasn’t fortunate enough to see them live in concert when they were popular in the early 90s. My mom wouldn’t let me go to any of their concerts (too young) but now 20 years [...]
Authentic Art DC (Free subscription) | 24/03/2008
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has announced a $25 million grant to the Newseum in Washington, D.C., to honor the news legacy of the Knight brothers. In recognition of the largest grant from the news community, the museum will name a conference center and two broadcast studios after the Knights, including one that overlooks the U.S. Capitol. Scheduled to open on April 11, the 250,000-square-foot...
