Knight News Challenge: 3,4 Millionen US-Dollar für “Ideen, die das Internet stärken”…..
Die amerikanische Knight Foundation vergibt jährlich größere Summen für coole Projekte in den Bereichen Journalismus, Medien und Internet. Das erste Mal berichteten wir 2008 darüber. Gestern wurden wieder 3,4 Millionen US-Dollar vergeben. Die Gewinner gibt es nach dem Break…
The winners fall within one of three approaches to building a stronger Internet.
Access: Enabling more people to participate and create.
Transparency: Providing a better understanding of who is doing what online.
Safety: Building more effective tools for engaging with the Internet securely.
Hier die Gewinner:
Zugang
Check Out the Internet – New York Public Library- $500,000
Code2040 – $400,000
Getting It Right on Rights – Digital Public Library of America – $300,000
Internet to Go – Chicago Public Library – $400,000
Transparenz
Measurement Lab – New America Foundation – $350,000
OnlineCensorship.org – Electronic Frontier Foundation – $250,000
Ranking Digital Rights – New America Foundation – $300,000
Who Are the Gatekeepers? – Journalism Development Network – $200,000
Sicherheit
TextSecure – Open Whisper Systems – $416,000
Prototypen (je $35,000)
Anti-censorship Alert System – Center for Rights – Tiffiny Cheng
Breedrs – Phillip Holmes
CertiDig – Michael Williams
Checkdesk – Meedan
Inquisite – Seth Kaufman and Maria Passarotti
Poking the Bear – Bart Stidham
Report-a-Troll – Hollaback – Emily May
Safe Travels Online – Nathan Freitas
Swarmize – Matt McAlister
Threshold – Elizabeth Stark and Mike Sofaer
