Amalie Nash is vice president of journalism at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, where she guides investments aimed at strengthening local news and advancing sustainable, independent journalism.
A newsroom leader and digital-transformation strategist with nearly three decades of experience, she began her career as a reporter and rose to executive editor and then senior vice president of local news at Gannett and the USA TODAY Network. In that role, she helped form the USA TODAY Network of 110 local newsrooms and later oversaw more than 260 publications following the GateHouse merger. Nash previously served as executive editor of The Des Moines Register and assistant managing editor at the Detroit Free Press.
More recently, she led transformation work for the National Trust for Local News and advised global newsrooms through the International News Media Association. Her work spans content strategy, digital subscriptions, audience development, newsletters, technology adoption and national coverage initiatives. She has also championed public-records access and transparency throughout her career.