The Knight News Challenge: How it works, what succeeds, and why that matters for the shaping of journalism innovation Seth C. Lewis School of Journalism & Mass Communication University of Minnesota – Twin International Symposium on Online Journalism; Austin, TX; April 2, 2011
the contest … and its content
RQ1: relationship between proposal features and advancing?
RQ2: participatory media features and advancing in the contest?
methods
profile of ‘08-09 proposals TypeNumberPercentage Applicants4,36989% Finalists53511% Winners25less than 1% Total4,929
profile of ‘08-09 proposals - 54% organizations (vs. individuals) - 2% newspapers - 64% were not media/journalists
major predictors of advancing (or not)
takeaways: news, info, tech participation opening boundaries