Brendan Kinney, a veteran media executive and current COO of Vermont Public, has been appointed as the new CEO of the Vermont Journalism Trust and its flagship newsroom, VTDigger.
The CT Mirror and ProPublica won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in local reporting for "On the Hook," a two-year investigative series that exposed predatory practices in the towing industry and led to significant legislative reform in Connecticut.
WyoFile triumphed with 34 awards for its remarkable 2025 reporting at the annual four-state Top of Rockies journalism contest.
The Long Beach Post and Long Beach Business Journal have joined The LA Local’s nonprofit network to expand their resources and community-led reporting as part of a growing collective of neighborhood newsrooms across Los Angeles County.
Open Campus has launched a new initiative partnering with local newsrooms to increase accountability and in-depth investigative reporting on community colleges across the country.
The Fort Worth Report and El Paso Matters were honored as Newsroom of the Year at the 2026 Texas Managing Editors contest, showcasing the transformative impact of nonprofit journalism across the state
The Colorado Sun earned 27 honors at the 2026 Top of the Rockies excellence in journalism competition, including 13 first-place finishes and the prestigious Public Service award for its reporting on the impacts of proposed Medicaid cuts.
Mission Local has officially expanded its coverage beyond the Mission District, launching dedicated landing pages and appointing beat reporters for the Tenderloin, Bayview, the Sunset and the Richmond neighborhoods.
Mission Local has promoted Joe Rivano Barros to the position of executive editor, marking a new leadership chapter for the San Francisco-based newsroom as it continues to expand its investigative reporting and neighborhood coverage.
Sahan Journal, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to Minnesota’s immigrant and BIPOC communities, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Columbia Journalism Award for its exceptional commitment to public interest reporting.
