Knight News Challenge: Casting the Net Wide for Innovation

Reviews the evolution of the Knight News Challenge contest for experimental projects in digital delivery of news and information to local communities, profiles winning projects and explores the grants' impact, and considers issues of sustainability

Homeland Defense and Democratic Liberties: An American Balance in Danger?

Explores issues such as surveillance of people and the means they can use to create havoc; potential infringements on privacy; democracies' responses to terrorism; and the need to maintain a balance between security and American civil rights

Journalism in the Service of Democracy: A Summit of Deans, Faculty, Students and Journalists

Distills discussions at a January 2008 conference to assess the future of journalism, including topics such as reinventing journalism education, reinvigorating the news environment, and opportunities in new media. Includes highlights of breakout sessions

Drinking From the Fire Hoses at Future of News and Civic Media Conference 3.0

A companion report to "Knight News Challenge: Casting the Net Wide for Innovation," describes Knight's fourth News Challenge winners, their media projects, and discussions and tweets from a June 2010 conference on trends in and potential for civic media

A Way Forward: Solving the Challenges of the News Frontier

Summarizes a February 2010 conference of faculty and students from twelve leading journalism schools on the Carnegie- Knight Initiative's outcomes and the outlook for entrepreneurs of news, digital media training for journalists, and citizen journalism

Journalism's Crisis of Confidence: A Challenge for the Next Generation

Explores media trends, innovation and ethics in journalism, America's changing news habits, and standards for new forms of journalism. Includes recommendations for ensuring the future of journalism as both an ethical profession and a viable business

Summary of Village League v. State, Bd. of Equalization, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 30

Appeal from a district court order granting a writ of mandamus for the overpayment of property taxes