The news industry is a major player in the web space, and it is at a crossroads. Many players are making important web technology decisions and investments that will shape how we experience the web for years to come. We want to provide news organizations with open technology options as they make those decisions.
Because news is at the center of many people's web use, this is an opportunity to reach a huge population with Mozilla's open web values and working with open technology.
==='''What is the Knight Foundation?
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The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation advances journalism in the digital age and invests in the vitality of communities where the Knight brothers owned newspapers. Knight Foundation focuses on projects that promote informed and engaged communities and lead to transformational change. For more, visit [http://www.knightfoundation.org knightfoundation.org].
==='''How can I get involved?
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The Knight-Mozilla Fellowship program is designed specifically to engage developers, hackers, engineers, and technologists and bring them into the newsroom as fellows. The entire Knight-Mozilla OpenNews program, however, takes a broader look at participation and wants to engage both technically-minded individuals as well as journalists looking to engage in technological problems/solutions.
==='''Who is eligible for a Knight-Mozilla fellowship? How do I apply for a Knight-Mozilla fellowship?
''' === You can learn more For additional frequently asked questions about the Fellowship on , please see the [http://mozillaopennews.org/fellowships fellowship page on MozillaOpenNews.org]. Check back there for instructions on how to apply for the next round of Fellows. The answers below refer to the process for selecting the 2013 Knight-Mozilla Fellows. We'll update this page when information about the next application opens up. If you have any questions in the meantime, [mailto:opennews@mozillafoundation.org email us]. ==='''
I don't speak English very well or live in the U.S. Can I still participate?
''' === While there are aspects of our program that may be challenging to participate in without a working knowledge of English, we are an inclusive community and welcome participants from around the world.
We strive for OpenNews to be an international program. Five out of eight news partners are outside of the U.S. in 2013 and we've supported hack days on four continents. ==='''What happens after the fellowship deadline closes?'''=== After August 11, 2012 all applications will be reviewed by a small reviewing panel. By September 1, a final batch of 20-30 semifinalists will be selected and interviews conducted both in-person and virtually, depending on location and availability. Finalists will be notified by October 1 and a public annoucement of our 2013 fellows will be made at the [https://mozillafestival.org/2013 Mozilla Festival] in London November 9. ==='''What is the timeline for the fellowship?'''=== 2013 Fellowships begin in calendar year 2013 and last for 10 months. Each fellows' start date will be individualized for the needs of that fellow and the news organization, but generally fellowships will begin in Jan/Feb 2013faq. ==='''Where will the fellows be based? How are the fellows matched with news organizations?'''=== Fellows are based, unless special circumstances dictate, in the town of their host news organization. We make every attempt to match skills of fellows with needs of news organizations when matching fellow to organization. ==='''Are you still accepting applications for host newsrooms?''' === No, we are not accepting host newsroom applications at this time. ==='''What kinds of organizations are eligible to host Knight-Mozilla fellows?
''' === We want to place our fellows at host organizations where they will experience day-to-day production of original news content. The first criterion for organizations that will host fellows is that they are news-producing. In today's world, that could include a lot of organizations. People who complete the fellowship will not only demonstrate their technical chops, but they will also become experts in implementing innovations within the news-production context. ==='''Are you concentrating on large news organizations or small ones?
''' ===Our fellowships are generally (though not exclusively) with larger news organizations. This is because we want our fellows' year to be spent innovating and experimenting and that means that they need to be placed at organizations that have the capacity for and investment in innovation to set them up for success. That said, we are also working with many different sized news organizations html FAQ on our [http://mozillaopennews.org/hackdays.html Hack Day initiatives], feature the work of smaller news organizations in our forthcoming Source project, and have many other ways that smaller news orgs can get involved in OpenNews--[mailto:opennews@mozillafoundation.org drop us a line]. ==='''What is the Knight Foundation?
''' === The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation advances journalism in the digital age and invests in the vitality of communities where the Knight brothers owned newspapers. Knight Foundation focuses on projects that promote informed and engaged communities and lead to transformational change. For more, visit [http://www.knightfoundation.org knightfoundation.orgwebsite].
==Add your own questions here!==
Really. Go ahead and register for a MozillaWiki account and add your questions. Or [mailto:opennews@mozillafoundation.org email us] and we'll add questions to this section.
You can also check out [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/opennews-calls-Aug1 June26 the Q&A from our community call] on August 1. Questions and for additional answers about the Fellowship program start . We will have a [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/opennews-calls-July17 Q&A with current Fellows on line 49July 17] as well.
