Knight Foundation is a national foundation with strong local roots. We invest in journalism, in the arts, and in the success of cities where brothers John S. and James L. Knight once published newspapers. Our goal is to foster informed and engaged communities, which we believe are essential for a healthy democracy.

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    Canva is the essential newsroom tool, enabling journalists to create and manage visual content with ease, speed and brand consistency. From Phoenix to Mumbai, Canva is transforming newsroom workflows – especially for social media and newsletter content production – from breaking news to quote cards, even infographics. Ready-to-use templates, combined with our advanced brand and […]

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    Facebook Bulletin is a new set of publishing and subscription tools for independent writers to make a living and build businesses by connecting directly with their readers. To create and test the platform, we partnered with a small group of voices to learn how to best support their work. Some are up-and-coming writers looking to […]

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    We partner with media companies for the rapid deployment of new content sections for their websites.  We create immediate profit centers with guaranteed revenues and reader traffic.  Intrigued?  Contact us to learn more.

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    Alley crafts custom digital experiences for publishers, nonprofit institutions, and brands. We provide industry-leading software development, user experience and visual design, data visualization, editorial workflow strategy, and accessibility consulting. We collaborate with you for the long term to improve your product, empowering you to succeed in an ever-changing landscape of new technologies and distribution channels. […]

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    CivicScience is the only Insights Enablement Platform that studies everything constantly. Every day, CivicScience polls millions of real people, in a privacy-forward way, about thousands of different topics, trends, and issues to empower enterprises with trusted, privacy-compliant, and predictive insight at unprecedented scale. Our proprietary technology turns real-time data into fast and predictive consumer and […]

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    Founded in 2012, SmartNews is a leading global information and news discovery company, dedicated to delivering quality information to the people who need it. SmartNews provides news that matters to millions of users thanks to its unique machine learning technology and relationships with over 3,000 global publisher partners. For more information or to download the […]

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    At the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism, located just outside Washington, D.C., undergraduate and graduate students practice innovative, real-world journalism from day one — with guidance from an all-star, experienced faculty that has combined to win 17 Pulitzer Prizes and Peabody Awards. Our students specialize in investigative, data, broadcast, sports and public […]

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