The news media’s coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign was overwhelmingly negative and lacked in-depth explanations of the candidates’ policy positions. Misinformation ran rampant, and widespread disinformation campaigns successfully sowed doubt among citizens, which left them confused about who and what to trust.
Building on our two previous online discussions on this topic, Media Impact Funders will host another call to hear about ways our peers are responding to critical needs and success stories in COVID-19 coverage and media efforts to adapt to new economic realities.
With the rapidly changing situation caused by COVID-19 and its far-reaching economic disruptions, local journalism needs our support more than ever. Please join us for a funder-only discussion on these pressing issues and more.
Due to public health risks caused by COVID-19, the 2020 International Journalism Festival has been canceled. Learn more. The international journalism festival in Perugia, Italy, is the largest media event in Europe. It is an open invitation to listen to, learn from and network with the best of global journalism. Informality and accessibility are its […]
With the rapidly changing situation with COVID-19, journalists are on the frontlines reporting on what citizens need to know to be safe. As such, we are hosting a funder-only virtual discussion on these pressing issues and more.
The Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is the can’t-miss technology event for the nonprofit sector.
With the rapidly changing situation regarding COVID-19, we will be postponing our webinar on the latest in health journalism funding, which is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, at 12-1 p.m. ET. We’ll look to reschedule the meeting soon, once the urgency of the virus settles. With the growing concern about the spread of coronavirus around […]
We’re using our February Journalism Funders webinar as an opportunity to offer a preview of Knight Foundation’s 2020 Knight Media Forum, an annual gathering designed for foundation presidents, their board members and executive staff, and senior level community and media leaders.
A part of the University of Florida’s Center for Public Interest Communications, the frank gathering informs and drives the field of public interest communications through research, insights and news.