Heather Knight (journalist)

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Heather Knight
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Stanford University
Occupationjournalist
Employer(s) San Francisco Chronicle , New York Times

Heather Knight is an American journalist. She worked for the San Francisco Chronicle for over two decades, before starting as The New York Times San Francisco bureau chief in September 2023.

Career

Knight began working at the San Francisco Chronicle in 1999 as an intern. She was then hired as a general assignment reporter, and later covered San Francisco Unified School District before being assigned to City Hall. [1] She was named city columnist in 2017, replacing C.W. Nevius. [2] [3] While at the SF Chronicle, Knight's reporting covered local politics and issues such as homelessness, the housing crisis, and fentanyl. She also hosts the TotalSF podcast with Peter Hartlaub. [2]

At the 2022 California Journalism Awards, Knight won first place for her columns, and her feature story with photographer Gabrielle Lurie about a woman's struggle to get help for her fentanyl-addicted daughter won the best print feature. [4] Later that year, she won a Scripps Howard Award for Excellence in Opinion Writing. [5]

In October 2022, Knight broke the story of the $1.7 million budget approved by assemblymember Matt Haney for a single Noe Valley public toilet. Knight's reporting led to California governor Gavin Newsom withholding the funds, and the project was eventually replaced with a cheaper option. [6]

In July 2023, it was announced that she would be starting as the San Francisco bureau chief for The New York Times in September 2023, replacing Thomas Fuller. [7] [3]

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References

  1. Knight, Heather (July 28, 2023). "Celebrating a treasured Chronicle reader in my last column". San Francisco Chronicle.
  2. 1 2 Kelly, George (2023-07-17). "Columnist Heather Knight Leaving San Francisco Chronicle". The San Francisco Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  3. 1 2 "Chronicle Columnist Heather Knight to Become SF Bureau Chief for New York Times". SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  4. SFChroniclePR (2022-05-28). "S.F. Chronicle coverage honored in 2022 California Journalism Awards". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  5. "Heather Knight wins prestigious Scripps Howard Award for Excellence in Opinion Writing". The San Francisco Chronicle. June 13, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  6. Barmann, Jay (2023-01-27). "$1.7 Million Noe Valley Public Toilet Will Now Only Cost the City $300K". SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  7. "A New San Francisco Bureau Chief". The New York Times Company. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-18.