MIAMI (OCT. 26, 2010) – Miami – The fifth year of the Knight News Challenge, a media innovation contest funded and run by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, has opened for applications. The deadline is December 1.Knight Foundation offers $5 million each year in cash awards for ideas to use digital platforms to deliver news and information to geographically defined communities. For the first time this year, the Knight News Challenge will focus on four categories: Mobile, Authenticity, Sustainability and Community.
Also for the first time, a grant from Google Inc. to Knight Foundation will be partially used to increase the prize money by $1 million. The donation is part of a $2 million grant to support Knight Foundation’s media innovation initiatives.
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