Knight News Challenge
The U.S. is becoming a communications backwater, one journalist argues.
Seven projects were chosen for the award.
Some winners may interest journalists.
Six data projects were awarded a total of $2.2 million.
One aims to help people communicate safely in dangerous places; another shows which stories are…
Judges choose 51 applications out of 1,078 submitted.
Google will continue its support.
Romenesko Misc. Sixteen projects that push the future of news and information will receive a…
Projects range from high-end analytical tools to simple, Web-based tools anyone can use.
Crowdfunding, the hacker-journalist, data as news and citizen journalism.
Experimental coverage on Facebook makes a connection with military families.