We believe that, when unobserved and underreported, power leads to corruption. We believe that corporate media outlets are too often forced to serve as publicists for institutional power.
As a result, we do not accept money from advertisers, revenue affiliates through retailers, brand sponsorships, or any source that may influence our coverage. Knock LA is powered by donations from readers, and we want to deliver those readers one thing: accurate, reliable, hyperlocal coverage of Los Angeles exploring critical issues like police misconduct, corporate labor abuses, and the housing crisis.
We take a hyperlocal approach to news by diligently covering the greater LA county area. Policy decisions made in the Greater Los Angeles area frequently impact policies across the state and the country. The future of policy work, the policing apparatus, health inequities, climate change, business practices, among other issues, are all determined by what happens in Los Angeles.
In a media landscape that is continually decimated, independent newsroom Knock LA unabashedly holds power to account while centering community.