[Foundation-l] wikinews and Knight News Challenge

[Samuel Klein]

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007, shi zhao wrote:

> The Knight News Challenge is a contest run by the John S. and James L.
> Knight Foundation, which has earmarked $25 million over a five-year
> period. As much as $5 million will be given away this year. Anyone can
> apply.
>
> Wikinews can apply?
>
> see http://www.newschallenge.org/main_e.html

Wikinews can certainly apply.  Wikipedia could also apply, considering 
its poewrful pickup of news items -- both very different from, and useful 
in different ways than, standard news media.

I believe some wikinews-related groups applied last year...

SJ