News @ Knight is a newsletter focused on local journalism that informs and engages diverse communities and seeks to integrate technology to reach news audiences and build sustainability. For decades, Knight Foundation has been smack in the middle of the battle to preserve local journalism. And that’s one major goal of the newsletter: to share what we’re seeing, provide insight into our strategy and, hopefully, connect dots for those trying to navigate this crucial time in the evolution of local journalism.
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I am the director of sustainability on Knight's Journalism team. Previously, I was the publisher for Washington City Paper and worked in business development at The Economist and Foreign Policy magazine.
Supporting democracy in America by funding free expression and journalism, arts and culture in community, research in media and democracy, and in the success of American cities and towns where John S. and James L. Knight once published newspapers.
Natalia, a Miami native, joined Knight’s Journalism Program in 2023. She was previously at BCG’s Global Team. A Fulbright Scholar in Argentina, she’s done research in Havana, Miami, and NYC. She holds degrees from Brandeis and the Univ of Miami.
Marisa Kwiatkowski is director of journalism at the Knight Foundation. Before Knight, Kwiatkowski spent 20 years as a reporter, working for USA TODAY’s national investigative team and local outlets in Michigan, South Carolina and Indiana.
Director/Journalism Technology Product and Strategy, Knight Foundation
Mark Glaser is a consultant and advisor with a focus on supporting local and independent news in America. He was the founder of MediaShift, and is an associate at Dot Connector Studio, and innovation consultant at the New Mexico Local News Fund.
Sofia is the journalism program associate with the Knight Foundation. Prior to Knight, she was a undergraduate student and research assistant at Duke University's DeWitt Center for Media and Democracy.