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    How to Make a Foundation Cry

    Knight 2007 News Challenge Winner
    Lisa Williams

    by Lisa Williams (Bio), November 13, 2007

    Tagged: berkman, kebbel, knight, newschallenge

    Gary_Kebbel.jpg "People misunderstood what we mean by innovative -- they looked at what won last year and applied it to a kind, cute, delightful new content area that made us just cry when we had to reject it."

    -- Gary Kebbel, Knight Foundation, speaking at the Berkman Center for the Internet and Society about the process of judging applications for Year 2 of the Knight 21st Century News Challenge grants.

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