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Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics
Challenging the Myth: A Review of the Links Among College Athletic Success, Student Quality, and Donations
Frank examines the assumption, offered by some college officials, that winning teams will attract more applicants and, in turn, better students.A Call to Action: Reconnecting College Sports and Higher Education
In 1989, as a decade of highly visible scandals in college sports drew to a close, the trustees of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation were concerned that athletics abuses threatened the very integrity of higher education. In October of that year, they created a Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and directed it to propose a reform agenda for college sports.
In announcing this action, James L. Knight, then chairman of the Foundation, emphasized that it did not reflect any hostility toward college athletics. "We have a lot of sports fans on our board, and we recognize that intercollegiate athletics have a legitimate and proper role to play in college and university life," he said. "Our interest is not to abolish that role but to preserve it by putting it back in perspective. We hope this Commission can strengthen the hands of those who want to curb the abuses which are shaking public confidence in the integrity of not just big-time collegiate athletics but the whole institution of higher education."
A New Beginning for a New Century
In light of recent events in intercollegiate athletics, it seems particularly timely to offer this Internet version of the combined reports of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. Together with an Introduction, the combined reports detail the work and recommendations of a blue-ribbon panel convened in 1989 to recommend reforms in the governance of intercollegiate athletics.A Solid Start
In light of recent events in intercollegiate athletics, it seems particularly timely to offer this Internet version of the combined reports of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. Together with an Introduction, the combined reports detail the work and recommendations of a blue-ribbon panel convened in 1989 to recommend reforms in the governance of intercollegiate athletics.Keeping the Faith with the Student Athlete
In light of recent events in intercollegiate athletics, it seems particularly timely to offer this Internet version of the combined reports of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. Together with an Introduction, the combined reports detail the work and recommendations of a blue-ribbon panel convened in 1989 to recommend reforms in the governance of intercollegiate athletics.Research Papers
Journalism Program
Creative Destruction
This report examines trends in Internet-based news traffic for the purpose of peering into the future of news in America. In light of the continuing migration of Americans to online news, the evolving nature of Web technology, and the limits of our survey of websites, our assessments are necessarily speculative.
Young People and News
Based on a national survey of 1800 randomly sampled teens, young adults, and older adults, this report examines the amount of daily news consumed by young people. The evidence shows that young Americans are estranged from the daily newspaper and rely more heavily on television than on the Internet for their news. A few decades ago, there were not large differences in the news habits and daily information levels of younger and older Americans.
Today, unlike most older Americans, many young people find a bit of news here and there and do not make it a routine part of their day.
An Imperative to Innovate
Serious efforts at media development have been underway since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and in some cases even earlier. USAID, for example, opened its first radio station in Liberia in 1985. Despite these long-running efforts, today there is still a great need for media development assistance. Efforts at democratization will fail unless bolstered by strong, independent media. Although conditions are difficult, there are many opportunities for moving forward.
The Knight Open Government Survey
Ten years after Congress enacted the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments (E-FOIA), only one in five federal agencies actually complies with the law, according to a new survey released today during Sunshine Week by the National Security Archive.Mandatory Testing and News in the Schools
The intensive time required to “teach to the test” -- to prepare students for mandatory testing in the nation’s public schools -- is stealing time away from students to discuss and study the news, and ultimately become educated about and engaged in their country and their world, according to a report by the Carnegie-Knight Task Force based at Harvard University.The Internet and the Threat it Poses to Local Media
This survey by the Carnegie-Knight Task Force at Harvard University shows a strong movement in America’s classrooms toward the use of Internet-based news and away from the use of newspapers and television news, a trend that is virtually certain to continue.Impunity Project Works To Solve Crimes Against Journalists
The Impunity Project was created to end impunity for attacks against journalists in the Americas.Journalism's Crisis of Confidence
Journalism's Crisis of Confidence is based on a recent day-long dialogue involving the five founding deans of the initiative, along with several new journalism schools that have been invited to join in the curriculum enrichment aspect of the project.
This is the second report in the Carnegie-Knight series.
The Business of News
American journalists have a major responsibility: working on democracy’s free press to inform citizens and officials about local, national and world events as well as to provide a measure of public accountability for all institutions and their members.Minority Students in Journalism
This report describes the implementation and results of six university programs, funded by the Knight Foundation, to recruit and retain students from underrepresented minority groups in the field of journalism. It reviews the objectives, background, implementation, and results of continuing programs at Florida A&M University, the University of Florida, the University of Missouri, the University o...Communities Program
Foundations for Success
Foundations for Success (FFS) is a five-year initiative designed to put in place a county-wide system of care for early childhood mental health.Results of Sustained Participation in Akron's Perkins Activities Central
In almost every area, students who attended PAC programs frequently over a two-year period had higher reading and math achievement scores.Investing in Early Childhood
Lisa Klein of Hestia Advising and Deanna Gomby of Gomby consulting conducted a cluster evaluation of the early childhood grants to estimate community impact, promote cross-community learning and highlight successes and challenges to implementing early childhood programs in 12 Knight Foundation communities. Since 2001, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded 125 early childhood grants totaling more than $50 million.- Tuesday, December 30, 2008
- Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen Addresses Economic Outlook
- Monday, December 29, 2008
- Eulogy for Alvah H. Chapman, Jr. by David Lawrence, Jr.
- Monday, December 29, 2008
- Eulogy for Alvah H. Chapman, Jr. by Alberto Ibargüen
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The New York Times
Dec. 27 - Alvah H. Chapman Jr., Civic-Minded Leader of Knight Ridder, Dies at 87
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The Miami Herald
Dec. 25 - Miami Civic Giant Alvah Chapman Leaves Legacy
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Tallahassee Democrat
Dec. 21 - Mike Pate: We must strengthen ties to our community
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