The Project
Thirty-five top journalism students from 17 universities conducted a major investigation this summer into the lingering impact of the pandemic as part of the Carnegie-Knight News21 program, a multimedia reporting initiative headquartered at Arizona State University.
For the project “Unmasking America,” the team of student journalists investigated disparities in policies and practices that intensified under COVID-19 and may persist. They traveled to dozens of cities and communities in rural and urban America to report on people who are used to struggling and those who are new to loss. They explored who has unequal access to health care, to education, to housing and to food.
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation provides core support for the News21 program.
News21 fellows are supported by their universities as well as a variety of generous foundations, news organizations and individual donors, including The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com, Inasmuch Foundation, Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Knight Foundation and Myrta J. Pulliam.
Corrections Policy
News21 is committed to accuracy and welcomes feedback from sources and the public. Staff members and editors will promptly clarify content and correct factual errors.
We will note significant corrections and clarifications within packages. We will correct minor spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors without notice.
Contact Us
For questions about Unmasking America or the News21 program, please contact us at news@news21.com.
