Knight Foundation and MTV Partner On Global Grant Program for Young Digital Journalism Pioneers

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and MTV have announced the Knight News Challenge "Young Creators Award," a new digital journalism grant program for young people age 25 and under anywhere in the world.  The contest will award up to $500,000 to young creators with compelling ideas for using digitally delivered news and information to enhance physical communities – improving the lives of people where they live, work and vote.    The new award is a component of the Knight News Challenge, an annual competition awarding $5 million for innovative ideas using digital experiments to transform community news.  For more information please click here.