News Challenge: $5 Million for Your Idea?

The Knight Foundation, in conjunction with Google, is giving away $5 million to people with ideas that will digitally inform communities.

The ground rules are very simple. Your project must:

1) Use digital, open-source technology.
2) Distribute news in the public interest.
3) Fit into one of four categories.

The categories are:

1) Mobile.
2) Authenticity.
3) Sustainability.
4) Community.

The deadline for applications is December 1, 2010. To learn more, click here. For specific questions, try here. To learn about what has been funded in the past, click here.