The Knight Foundation had made three significant grants to fund investigative reporting in this time of media re invention. As a Knight consultant who is about to start a local news and community hub of Oakland, these are interesting projects--I hope we're able to partner and/or benefit from at least two of the three, if not all three.
Announced grants are for:

• Center for Investigative Reporting  ($1.32 million): to launch a new multimedia investigative reporting project in California that encourages print, digital and student journalists to collaborate on stories;
• Sunlight Foundation ($565,000): to develop web tools so the public can easily access information on Congressional lawmakers, from their campaign contributions and votes;
• ProPublica ($1.01 million): to help the investigative reporting organization create a sustainable business model;