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European Union: Essential insights for HR on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
In brief The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) moves ESG reporting from a voluntary framework to a detailed compliance necessity for in-scope organisations. Most large companies will be required to comply with mandatory, detailed sustainability reporting standards that include extensive employment related disclosures on both their own workforce and workers in their value chain. These will cover some potentially very sensitive topics.
United Kingdom: Under the microscope - Managing non-financial misconduct in a regulated environment Original
In an article published in Compliance & Risk Journal, John Bracken and Lorren Martin explore the issue of non-financial misconduct in UK financial services firms, and how best to manage the potential risks. Regulated firms need to ensure their practices for dealing with non-financial misconduct are robust and transparent. This article explains why this is a key area of focus for regulators, what firms can do to ensure they are prepared, and how to investigate these types of matters in practice.
Home Sellers Reach Landmark $418M Settlement with the National Association of Realtors
Joint settlement provides industry changing framework for NAR, MLS, and other real estate entities. WASHINGTON, DC– A nationwide class of home sellers has reached a landmark $418 million joint settlement with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) that will resolve claims in four antitrust class actions against NAR.
United Kingdom: When does legal privilege apply in internal investigations?
In brief A recent decision in the Scottish courts offers a stark warning of the need to consider issues of legal privilege at an early stage when conducting an internal investigation. In an article for HR Magazine, John Bracken and Paul Harrison explain what this means in practice for employers.
United Kingdom: Spotlight on employment law developments
In brief In an article for Compliance and Risk Journal, John Bracken considers the ever-changing employment law environment, highlighting recent and upcoming court decisions and legislative developments. Legislative changes to look out for include the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, which would revoke all EU-derived subordinate legislation and retained EU direct legislation with effect from 31 December 2023, unless specifically retained.
New York State Bar wants judges chosen on merit
It's time to select judges on merit instead of letting political parties dole out judicial seats as patronage, says the state Bar Association."We need to make some very definite changes in the way we select judges," said John Bracken, president of the state bar.The lawyers' group is pushing for a state constitutional amendment to create merit selection boards to select all judges except city and town justices.Though voters in New York elect at least 1,175 judges — including those serving in...
Holiday Greetings from DPLA
Dear Friends of DPLA, Last week DPLA hosted our first (virtual) holiday reception. It was a risk—none of us ever had been to a virtual holiday reception before, and we weren’t sure exactly what we would do, or even if anyone would come. But with the encouragement of some of our friends (thanks, Keila!), we took that risk, and ended up with a gathering of more than 40 public librarians, college and middle school educators, technologists, and funders.
Our plans for the next 90 days
By John Bracken, April 3, 2020. Dear Friends of DPLA, Over the last few weeks, the DPLA team has been, like all of you, striving to adapt to our new reality while also checking in on family, friends and colleagues. We’ve been grateful to hear from many of you not only about the new challenges you’re facing, but about how our community is coming together in new ways to meet this moment and forge a way forward.
News Challenge on open gov launches Feb. 12
Photo credit: Flickr user Ed Schipul The Knight News Challenge on open government will run from Feb. 12 to March 18. It’s an opportunity to win part of the $5 million we’ll use this year to support innovative projects.
Answers to the 7 most common News Challenge questions
Photo credit: Flickr user Oberazzi Our News Challenge on Open Gov is open through March 18 for your ideas to improve the way citizens and government interact. It's your shot at a share of $5 million. Below are seven of the most common questions we’ve received over the last two weeks - and our answers. (You can also check out our FAQ and application tips from Chris Sopher.) What do you mean by Open Government?
886 applications in News Challenge on Open Gov: What’s next
The submission phase of the News Challenge on Open Gov ended Tuesday. (We extended the deadline by a day when the our servers collapsed under a flood of traffic we saw on Monday). We ended up with a total of 886 submissions including some sent to us privately. "40 ideas advance in News Challenge on Open Gov" on Knight Blog Here’s what happens next. (Also, see Chris Barr’s post last month on how we’re organizing this News Challenge).
OCLC ARC18 Conference
View analytic Friday, October 26 • 2:30pm - 3:15pm John Bracken, Executive Director, Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Speakers Executive Director, Digital Public Library of AmericaJohn S. Bracken is the executive director of the Digital Public Library of America. He joined DPLA in December of 2017 after nearly two decades as a philanthropic investor in digital media, media policy and innovation. He most recently served as Vice President for Technology Innovation... Read More →
News Challenge to explore role of libraries in the digital age
Photo illustration made with images from Flickr users Thomas Hawk and Sourabh Rath. On Sept. 10, we’re opening the next News Challenge, on libraries. Our 12th News Challenge, it will build upon the 19 projects we funded with $3.47 million in June through the News Challenge that sought ideas to strengthen the Internet.
Knight News Challenge: Libraries closes Sept. 30
Our latest Knight News Challenge closes at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. The question is: “How might we leverage libraries as a platform to build more knowledgeable communities?” We’re seeking projects that build on the transformational power of libraries and use their ideas, principles and assets in innovative ways to help people learn about the world around them and engage in the places they live.
We’re looking forward and back at the internet as the Knight News Challenge turns 10
The year 2007 marked a turn in the history of the internet: Twittermade its debut at SXSW, Facebook grew beyond college dorms, YouTube co-hosted its first Presidential debates, and Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone. Flush with optimism about technology’s potential, Knight Foundation in 2007announced the winners of the first Knight News Challenge.
North Carolina burglary suspect beaten by homeowner
CAROLINA BEACH, North Carolina -- A booking photo shows what happened to a man accused of breaking into a Carolina Beach home.WWAY-TV reports it happened around 9 p.m. Saturday. Police say the homeowner heard 28-year-old John Alexander Bracken kick in a door and confronted him.The two got into a fight as the homeowner protected his property. When police got there, they found Bracken lying in the front yard.
Burglary suspect beaten by homeowner in North Carolina
CAROLINA BEACH, North Carolina (WPVI) -- A booking photo shows what happened to a man accused of breaking into a North Carolina home.WWAY-TV reports it happened around 9 p.m. Saturday in Carolina Beach. Police say the homeowner heard 28-year-old John Alexander Bracken kick in a door and confronted him.The two got into a fight as the homeowner protected his property.When police got there, they found Bracken lying in the front yard.
North Carolina burglary suspect beaten by homeowner
CAROLINA BEACH, North Carolina -- A booking photo shows what happened to a man accused of breaking into a Carolina Beach home.WWAY-TV reports it happened around 9 p.m. Saturday. Police say the homeowner heard 28-year-old John Alexander Bracken kick in a door and confronted him.The two got into a fight as the homeowner protected his property. When police got there, they found Bracken lying in the front yard.
North Carolina burglary suspect beaten by homeowner
CAROLINA BEACH, North Carolina (WTVD) -- A booking photo shows what happened to a man accused of breaking into a Carolina Beach home.WWAY-TV reports it happened around 9 p.m. Saturday. Police say the homeowner heard 28-year-old John Alexander Bracken kick in a door and confronted him.The two got into a fight as the homeowner protected his property. When police got there, they found Bracken lying in the front yard.
Knight Prototype Fund seeks early-stage ideas to improve the flow of accurate information
The internet is a wild place, and the way we receive and process news is complicated. As our reliance on digital platforms grows, we are swimming in misinformation and kept separate by social media algorithms that push us to talk to people with whom we already agree. Four out of 5 of us don’t trust the media. And local news—which tell us what’s going on around us—is in trouble with a lack of solid financial models.
Op-ed: To stay relevant, libraries must rethink how they connect to communities
Since the advent of the Internet, libraries no longer have a monopoly on information. Across the country, the changing digital landscape means that libraries need to rethink the role they play within communities. Historically, libraries have held a critical role in the fabric of civic life, helping to build more informed and engaged communities by connecting people with information, ideas, and each other.
First Knight News Challenge of 2016 to focus on libraries
Photo credit: Aspen Institute blog. Along with several of our Knight Foundation colleagues, we’re at the American Library Association’s annual conference in San Francisco through Monday. If you’re at the conference, you can come find us in booth 3731 at Moscone Center (see this post from Nina Zenni about panels and demos involving Knight grantees). Knight Foundation’s support for libraries is longstanding.
Revamped website examines health care challenges veterans face at home
Iraq and Afghanistan veterans on Veterans Day 2014. Photo: IAVA on Flickr. Today Knight grantee Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) launched a new version of its The Wait We Carry website. The tool takes government data about veteran disability claims, wait times in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, and more, and presents the information in a way that’s easy to see and use.
19 projects win Knight News Challenge on strengthening the Internet
Today we’re announcing 19 winners of the Knight News Challenge on strengthening the Internet with total awards of $3,466,000. RELATED LINKS Press release: “Knight News Challenge awards $3.4 million for ideas to strengthen the Internet” — June 23, 201 Watch archived LiveStream video of the awards event. (1 hr., 22 min.) We launched the challenge Feb.
40 ideas advance in News Challenge: Health
Today we’re excited to announce 40 semifinalists in Knight News Challenge: Health. We received 686 submissions in the contest, which is focused on the question “How can we harness data and information for the health of communities?” Related Link “Reviewers gather to discuss News Challenge: Health semifinalists” on KnightBlog We reviewed ideas from all over the world, focused on everything from diabetes care to farmers markets to environmental data.
Project Madison: Creating community collaboration on legislation
Related Link: “Communities can help write legislation with revamped Project Madison tool” press release dated July 11, 2013. Last month we announced more than $3 million of investments in Open Gov, through the Knight News Challenge and our Prototype Fund. Our work in the area did not begin and will not end with those investments. Over the last year, we’ve made grants to Sunlight Foundation, NYU’s Gov Lab, TurboVote and Code for America, and we’ve just closed our Knight News Challenge on Open Gov.
Knight congratulates Behavio; News Challenge winner is now part of Google
We are very excited that the founders of Behavio, a 2012 Knight News Challenge winner, have joined Google. Knight Foundation congratulates the team; we look forward to seeing their work at Google. Funf, the open mobile sensing framework developed at the MIT Media Lab by the Behavio founders, will continue to be offered as a standalone open source project.
News Challenge on Open Gov: Submit now, not later
The Knight News Challenge on Open Gov is now open for your ideas. We’ll keep the window open until March 18th at 5 p.m. ET. In past News Challenges, we’ve received the bulk of applications in the final 24 hours. This year, however, it behooves you not to wait until St. Patrick’s Day to share your ideas. As we described last week, we’re running this News Challenge on a new platform – OpenIDEO.
News Challenge on open gov launches Feb. 12
Photo credit: Flickr user Ed Schipul The Knight News Challenge on open government will run from Feb. 12 to March 18. It’s an opportunity to win part of the $5 million we’ll use this year to support innovative projects.
Saying no: how we’re working to be more responsive
Photo credit: Flickr user Visionello Last week I wrote about one of the highlights of my job – working with social entrepreneurs. This week, I want to talk about one of its lowlights: saying no. Before the holidays, Felix Salmon wrote a column about giving. He focused on encouraging individual donors, but some of his observations apply to foundations, too – particularly this: “If you’re going to give money, give money.
@michaelmaness on Knight’s journalism and media innovation strategy
Above, Michael Maness outlines what the journalism and media innovation team is up to at Knight Foundation and how its evolving strategy is helping to promote informed and engaged communities. In early 2013, Maness also talked with Nieman Lab about Knight’s priorities and how to ensure impact. The podcast is available online.
Print as Vinyl: Not just for hipsters anymore
A comment I made yesterday ("Print could be the new vinyl") at the Asian American Journalists Association conference in Detroit stirred up a good bit of chatter on Twitter. I suppose it's only appropriate that after I touted the value of Twitter as a new storytelling platform, I saw its limitations up-close. Twitter worked to collect some interesting and funny reactions, some of them collected by Julie Moos. But I need more than 140 characters to flesh out what I meant.
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