Archive - News @ Knight

The importance of communications in restoring local news presence

Internal and external communications are key to solving for demand

Nov 18, 2024 •

Press Forward launches, includes transformative Knight investment in local news

New funding collaborative will invest more than $500 million over five years, including $150 million from Knight

Sep 7, 2023 •

Looking deeper at the role of journalism support orgs

Report finds a need for best practices, metrics for success and input from funders

Feb 13 •

How for-profit newsrooms can access philanthropic support

Like nonprofits, for-profits are tapping into grants, donations, support orgs

Apr 15 •

and

Knight’s funding philosophy for 2024: ‘field ROI’

We seek a return for our investments that strengthens journalism’s role in local communities

Jan 19, 2024 •

6 ways fundraising has become vital for all types of newsrooms

NewsMatch, Lab for Journalism Funding, Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit show strength of fundraising

Jun 9 •

Local news trends that Knight is following in 2025

A mix of increased philanthropy, infrastructure and public policy can help lift the field

Jan 28 •

To secure Press Forward funding, think big and think collaboratively

As funding comes in 2024, ready your best pitch while identifying partners, stakeholders and local funders

Oct 20, 2023 •

The case for local news expansion

There's a coming boom in the capacity and impact of the nation’s strongest local newsrooms

May 23 •

and

Local news infrastructure summit focuses on “bold bets”

Forty leaders came together in Miami to discuss building long-term infrastructure for news

Jul 10, 2024 •

You have questions on Press Forward. We have answers.

How will our strategy change? Are for-profits included? And more.

Sep 20, 2023 •

Rebuilding the roads, bridges and power lines of local news

Knight has made progress in supporting local news infrastructure, but there’s more to do

Oct 29, 2024 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts