John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

New $2 million grant aimed at boosting open-records efforts by government watchdogs. Groups seeking more government transparency are getting a boost from a new grant.

Berners-Lee will unveil the World Wide Web Foundation during a speech in Egypt this morning. The foundation will be based in Geneva and have its US headquarters in Boston. It has received a launch grant of $5 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The new foundation's mission is far different from that of the World Wide Web Consortium in Cambridge, which Berners-Lee heads. The consortium develops and oversees the technical standards that make the Web work. The foundation will focus on creating Web-based news and information services that can provide life-changing assistance to people in developing countries. Steve Bratt, the Web Foundation's chief executive, said that cellular networks in such countries often can't provide the rapid Internet connections most Americans expect. But even a slow connection can be valuable. ``If you're trying to find out, `Where do I go to get the best price for my oxcart full of wheat?' you might be willing to wait a few minutes,'' Bratt

Everyone in US needs broadband access, panel says, likening data needs to interstate system. The nation needs to give the same urgency to making sure all Americans have broadband access as the Eisenhower administration did in building an interstate highway system a half-century ago, a report released Friday concluded.

Everyone in US needs broadband access, panel says, likening data needs to interstate system. The nation needs to give the same urgency to making sure all Americans have broadband access as the Eisenhower administration did in building an interstate highway system a half-century ago, a report released Friday concluded.

Everyone in US needs broadband access, panel says, likening data needs to interstate system. The nation needs to give the same urgency to making sure all Americans have broadband access as the Eisenhower administration did in building an interstate highway system a half-century ago, a report released Friday concluded.

Project based at ASU Cronkite School lets students' digital stories hit national audience. Investigative stories produced by students from top journalism schools are being distributed to media outlets for free as part of a national project based at Arizona State University's journalism school.