Talks & Events
Knight Talk: Hu Ben
Hu Ben describes a simple solution that can overcome China’s sophisticated Internet censorship system.
Knight Talk: Aaron Huey
Huey confesses to a shortcoming in his work and reveals a revolutionary solution he’s first launching in collaboration with National Geographic magazine.
Knight Talk: Jorge Imbaquingo
Jorge Imbaquingo loves investigative journalism, but is concerned about important documents that are not being shared with the audience.
Knight Talk: Emad Mekay
While exploring ways to expand and sustain his America in Arabic News Agency, Emad Mekay stumbled upon a story that led him to bigger goals and dreams for the agency.
Knight Talk: T. Christian Miller
The reputation, influence and reach of mainstream media is in steep decline. How can the mainstream media get back its mojo?
Knight Talk: Liz McClure
McClure advocates that newspapers tap into one resource they still have in abundance, right in their organizations: extensive archives of high-quality information.
Knight Talk: Katy Newton
Newton is passionate about finding ways to help people interact with news in public spaces and getting us out of our narrow circles of interest.
Knight Talk: Claudia Núñez
Núñez makes a compelling argument about the power of harnessing the universal language of data.
Knight Talk: Djordje Padejski
Some of our most important stories are untold — buried in public documents stuffed away in government file cabinets around the world.
Knight Talk: Judith Torrea
Journalist Judith Torrea makes a passionate case for bringing broader attention and support for independent women bloggers in conflict zones.
Knight Talk: Chloe Veltman
Veltman loves singing, storytelling and connecting people to the arts through her journalism.
Knight Talk: Martyn Williams
Williams makes the case for simple changes news organizations could make to protect sources who send information to them online.
Knight Talk: Anita Zielina
Zielina makes a compelling case for freeing readers from the commenting threads that run below new site stories — and often devolve into name-calling.
#Hashtagged: How social media are revolutionizing the news
Veterans of digital news explore the relationship between social media and reporting. Symposium video is now available on C-SPAN.
‘Kitchen Sisters’ let food be their reporting tool
“The Kitchen Sisters,” NPR producers Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, have won numerous awards for their extraordinary stories about ordinary people. What’s their secret recipe?
2011-12 Knight-Risser Prize Symposium
Patrick Doyle and Natasha Gardner, winners of the Knight-Risser prize joined KQED’s Sasha Khokha at the annual Knight-Risser Prize symposium.
Signals for media’s future
As a sector currently undergoing turbulent change, the media industry is frantically shaking a cloud-filled crystal ball in the hopes of figuring out what the future holds.
Gingras on the future of news
Richard Gingras, head of News Products at Google, talked about the future of media at a recent Knight Fellowship seminar.
Is a city manager worth $800,000?
Members of the Los Angeles Times team that won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service discussed their stories exposing high-flying corruption in Bell, a small, poor L..A. suburb.
Knight Talk: Madhu Acharya
Acharya discusses a web-based content exchange platform that will enhance the diversity of voices and issues by connecting radio stations and listeners in Nepal.
Knight Talk: Dan Archer
Archer discusses a digital comics platform that allows readers to explore news stories in innovative, interactive ways.