The term “curated” is gaining a lot of currency as a way to describe how journalists can think about what they can bring to online information. Mindy McAdams explains how this links to traditional notions of museum curating. (Found this initially on Jay Rosen’s Twitter feed.)

The deadline for U.S. fellowship applications is a few days away — Saturday, Feb. 1 Monday, Feb. 2. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact the staff at knight-info@lists.stanford.edu. Particularly this year, as we’re in the middle of the changes this blog has focused on, we’ll do our best to answer your questions about what we are looking for, whether you’re eligible or preparing your application. (Just don’t wait until the Very Last Minute!)

David Westphal, longtime editor and former McClatchy Washington bureau chief, details why some editors, publishers and owners — not to mention the president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors — are discussing some ways that philanthropists could subsidize public interest journalism.

Ways that digital search tools can accelerate tough investigative reporting are examined in this excellent article by John Mecklin, who describes himself as “a grumpy old investigative reporter.”

The Knight Fellowships YouTube channel is now live.