Storytelling tools
We build easy-to-use tools that help journalists tell better stories.
Our technology has been used by more than 300,000 storytellers around the world and has reached more than 160 million readers.
Students and community
Knight Lab's community of students and professionals plays a critical role in making the Lab a vibrant place.
Northwestern students from any school who are interested in media and technology are encouraged to get involved with Knight Lab. Interested students should sign up for the student Google Group to keep up with our public activities and other opportunities. We have two weekly events which are a great way to get started:
- Open Lab Nights (Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.)
- Lab Lunch (Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Students who show initiative and commitment to developing their skills may be invited to join the Lab's Student Fellowship program. Fellows make key contributions to the Lab's technology, editorial coverage, and educational efforts.
Young journalists who have been Knight Lab fellows regularly go directly from academics to the world's leading newsrooms and technology companies, including NPR, Washington Post, Medium, Amazon, Los Angeles Times, and others.
Research
Experimental technology for reporters, consumers, and publishers.
Knight Lab's faculty members contribute experimental ideas and technology to the Lab. Sometimes these ideas are developed in undergraduate classes co-taught by computer science and journalism faculty; sometimes they are developed by Ph.D students exploring specific concepts. Research projects have done everything from help readers find new books to tell them which candidate they'd likely support in an election.