How to Make a Foundation Cry

“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.