Annalise Knudson | [email protected]

Annalise Knudson is an award-winning journalist covering local news for the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com. With a decade of experience, she is able to cover all areas of interest in reporting, photography and videography. A beat in education, she works to cover the country’s largest school system, focusing on Staten Island education through school visits and interviews with experts, teachers, and students. She covers a range of topics, from test scores that predict student outcomes, to profiles on prominent educators, and navigating the school system when new programs and opportunities arise. She won the 2021 Distinguished Beat Reporting award from the New York News Publishers Association for her reporting on New York City schools, with a unique focus on Staten Island — acting as an integral source of information for families and educators during the pandemic. She was also part of a team that received the 2020 Investigative Reporting Award from the New York News Publishers Association for her reporting on disparity in public schools on Staten Island. She holds a Master's degree in communications from Kean University and works as an adjunct instructor at Kean University in the communications department.