The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has announced a $4 million grant to the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication.

The grant will enable the center, established in 2002, to reorganize and expand its three main initiatives: online learning programs; the annual International Symposium on Online Journalism, which fosters research and peer-to-peer learning; and the LatAm Journalism Review, a trilingual digital magazine that features reporting on press freedom issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Moreover, the funding will make the center more financially sustainable and accessible to journalists around the world.

“[The grant] allows us to start our third decade from a stronger position,” said Knight Center founder and director Rosental Alves. “We will be able to expand our services that benefit thousands of journalists in the Americas and beyond, helping them navigate these times of rapid changes in the media ecosystem affected by the digital revolution.”

“The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is at the forefront of strengthening local journalism in the region,” said Knight Foundation president and CEO Alberto Ibargüen. “[The] Center has had tangible impact, creating better informed communities throughout the hemisphere.”

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