KNIGHT X LMA BLOOM LAB: THE POWER OF COLLABORATION
Knight president Alberto Ibargüen opened the 16th annual Knight Media Forum, the premiere event for leaders in philanthropy, journalism and technology to put forward new ideas and exchange diverse perspectives. Kelly Jin, VP/National Initiatives, welcomed guests from Knight x LMA Bloom Lab, a groundbreaking partnership between the nation’s leading Black news publishers. Together, they discussed how they’re working together to reinvent their iconic publications from a financial, technical and editorial perspective. Speakers included Paulette Brown-Hinds, Black Voice News, Sonny Messiah Jiles, Defender Media Group. John Celestand, from Knight x LMA BloomLab, moderated the discussion.
RACIAL HEALING AND THE MEDIA
W.K. Kellogg Foundation and NBCUniversal News Group explored their year-long media partnership to promote the dialogue around racial equity and advance racial healing. Speakers included Emma Carrasco, NBCUniversal News Group, Michael Murphy and Stephanie Dukes, W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The session was moderated by Knight Foundation’s Kelly Jin.
THE KEY TO SCALING NEWS START-UPS
Three years after its launch, The American Journalism Project and news leaders the project supports discussed how transforming business models strengthens local news. Speakers included Sarabeth Berman, American Journalism Project, Lila Mills, Signal Cleveland, Mary Margaret White, Mississippi Today.
THE BIG PICTURE: WHERE LOCAL JOURNALISM NOW STANDS
The past few years have seen positive trends in local media-including increased diversity inside and atop newsrooms, significant revenue gains across the nonprofit sector and the creation of smart shared infrastructure-but the journalism business is far from out of the woods. In this rapid-fire session, we explored the current state of the local media playing field. Speakers included Sue Cross, Institute for Nonprofit News , Kinsey Wilson, Newspack-Automattic, Graciela Mochkofsky, and Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. Jim Brady, from Knight Foundation, served as moderator.
JOURNALISM FUNDING COLLABORATION
Funders interested in journalism have been discussing pooling funds to accelerate the transformation of the local news ecosystem. In this session Kristen Mack, from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Jeff Cohen, Senior Advisor, Journalism, Arnold Ventures discussed this with Knight Foundation’s Jim Brady.
FOLLOW THE MONEY: COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNALISM
Lisa Adkins, from Blue Grass Community Foundation, Michele Jolin, from Results for America, and Catherine Kelly, Bridge Detroit discussed how news sites are helping the public track major infrastructure projects with María Inés Zamudio, Center for Public IntegrityNonprofit.
ARE WE REALLY THAT POLARIZED?
Jim Brady, VP/Journalism at Knight Foundation, welcomed Maryland’s former governor Larry Hogan, and Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker to speak with Dean Susan King, from University of North Carolina about some of our nation’s most pressing concerns. Some Americans sit idly on the edges while others feel relatively removed, disengaged, and even alienated in society. In this session, these two civic leaders discussed ways to repair this misalignment and what the consequences could be for America if we don’t.
THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THE CONNECTED
We are all aware that the Internet is a requisite for 21st century success, and that today’s choices on communications infrastructure and access will shape the country’s future growth and success. That’s why we invited Federal Communication Commission Jessica Rosenworcel, FCC to speak with , Jim Brady, Knight Foundation about the direction of public policy.
Alberto Ibargüen, Knight Foundation president, delivered closing remarks.
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