Knight innovation entries accepted Oct. 25

The Knight News Challenge, a media innovation contest funded and run by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, will begin accepting entries Oct. 25. In its first four years, the KN Challenge awarded $23 million to 56 media innovators.

New categories are Mobile, ideas for news and information on mobile communication devices; Authenticity, projects that help people better understand the reliability of news and information sources; Sustainability, news and information that helps citizens run their communities and their lives; and Community, technologies that support news and information within defined geographic areas.

To apply visit www.newschallenge.org

Click on the headline for the Knight Foundation press release.