News21 is a national student investigative reporting project with top reporters from journalism schools around the country, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Carnegie Corporation of New York and other foundations. The newsroom is headquartered at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.

News21 journalism appears annually in media outlets around the United States. The Washington Post, NBCNews.com, National Public Radio and the Center for Public Integrity are among the many news organizations that have featured News21 content.