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Knight Foundation funds NU news innovation lab

Northwestern University has scored a four-year, $4.2 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for an effort designed to improve the digital tools used by journalists and other information providers.

A marriage of journalism, computer science and market research that’s set to be formally announced Thursday. The new lab will partner with a several Chicago-area media organizations to test, deploy and refine its developments, t