An uproar over a climate scientist’s canceled lecture at MIT. A furor over a Charles Murray talk at Middlebury College. An ongoing controversy concerning racist remarks by a University of Pennsylvania law professor. In recent years, headline-grabbing events like these have sparked an energetic debate about how higher education should treat speech in the 21st […]
Article · January 25, 2022 by Evette Alexander
A year ago today, what started as a protest of the 2020 election certification at Capitol Hill – fueled by misinformation about the legitimacy of our elections system – turned into a violent insurrection. Twitter permanently suspended then-President Donald Trump’s account over the risk of further violence and Facebook later extended its own ban on […]
Article · January 6, 2022 by Evette Alexander
For Free Speech Week 2021 (Oct. 18-24), Knight Foundation joins the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Society of Professional Journalists, Radio Television Digital News Association and other participating partners to highlight the important role free speech and press rights play in today’s society. As a foundation with strong roots in local journalism, these […]
Article · October 21, 2021 by Evette Alexander
On March 24, 2021, Knight Foundation released “Adaptive Public Space: Places for People in the Pandemic and Beyond”, a Knight-commissioned report examining seven public spaces across the U.S. to identify what made them successful and to offer recommendations for developing equitable and inclusive spaces beyond the pandemic. Click here to see the report. Knight’s Lilly […]
Article · March 24, 2021 by Lilly Weinberg and Evette Alexander
As the dust settles from the 2020 U.S. presidential election, and the nation turns its attention toward a pair of Senate runoffs in Georgia on January 5, the momentous turnout makes one thing clear—many infrequent voters came to the polls in 2020. Yet critical questions remain: What effect did unprecedented voter turnout have on the […]
Article · December 21, 2020 by Evette Alexander
A new Knight Foundation report finds that chronic non-voters’ news diet may help shape whether or not they vote on Nov. 3. In 2016, with the presidency and both houses of Congress in play, close to 100 million eligible voters chose to sit out the election, making nonvoters a larger constituency than either the Democratic […]
Article · September 8, 2020 by Evette Alexander
Just months away from a historic presidential election being held amid a deadly pandemic, a national reckoning on race and an unprecedented economic collapse, young people—especially college students—could help decide who wins the White House. A poll of 4,000 students, taken Aug. 9 to 12 and funded by the John S. and James L. Knight […]
Article · August 24, 2020 by Evette Alexander
Cities face an uncertain future in the wake of Covid-19. Some predict a new wave of urban flight as public health, employment and affordability challenges intersect with an upsurge in remote work and connectivity that allows for more mobility. A recent Harris poll revealed that 39% of city-dwellers are currently considering moving to a less […]
Article · May 20, 2020 by Evette Alexander and Lilly Weinberg
On May 5, 2020, Gallup and Knight Foundation released a new report on college students and their attitudes about Free Speech. Knight’s Evette Alexander shares insights below. View the full report and additional insights here. For some time now, the practice of free speech on college campuses has been challenged by America’s increasingly complex social and […]
Article · May 5, 2020 by Evette Alexander
On February 19, 2020, Knight Foundation released a new study that sheds light on the 100 million Americans who don’t vote, their political views and what they think about the 2020 election. Knight’s Evette Alexander shares more below. View the report website, the full report and the full press release for more information. We’re well […]
Article · February 19, 2020 by Evette Alexander and Knight Foundation
On Dec. 17, 2019, Knight Foundation released a two-part study analyzing the political dynamics of 86 million tweets. Download part one of the study here, download part two of the study here, and read an analysis below from Evette Alexander, Knight Foundation director for learning and impact. The old adage remains true: birds of a […]
Article · December 17, 2019 by Evette Alexander