Ryan Graff

I lead the outreach and partnership efforts at Knight Lab, a startup devoted to accelerating innovation in journalism. We build tools that help journalists tell better stories through every step of the content creation process, from data collection to presentation to distribution. You may have seen TimelineJS, StoryMapJS, SoundCiteJS, or JuxtaposeJS.

My role is to advocate for the Lab, our technology, and a greater awareness and use of technology in journalism in general. Knight Lab technology has been used by more than 300k journalists around the world and seen by more than 400 million news consumers.

Before Knight Lab I was a newspaper and magazine journalist in my home state of Colorado and helped to start a university in the Middle East. I also lead wilderness expeditions and mentor Chicago’s youths through the great Big City Mountaineers.