Knight Foundation announces the winners of its News Challenge: Data

An enormous amount of information is produced every day, so much that it is often difficult for journalists and other media makers to efficiently access, understand, and utilize it. This morning, the Knight Foundation announced the winners of its News Challenge: Data, a grant program supporting innovation designed to unlock the power of data. The six winning projects received a total of $2.2 million. They include an effort designed to simplify the sharing of air quality data, digital tools to im