Through sponsorship of the American Journalism Project and eight local nonprofit news organizations, this work will support sustainable efforts to rebuild local news across the country.
Learn more about the work we’re doing through the Studio, including the team we’ve assembled and some of the advancements the local news organizations in our portfolio are making.
It’s vital to build local news organizations that are resilient, sustainable, and can endure through changing market conditions. This was our focus during AJPalooza 2024, the American Journalism Project’s annual gathering of our grantee portfolio, local and national supporters, and partners in the effort to rebuild local news.
Malone: “City Bureau is entering an exciting year and I’m so thrilled to be here! Throughout my career, I’ve been guided by considering who I want to be as a thoughtful and intentional neighbor, and City Bureau’s values around community collaboration resonate so strongly for me."
Our partnership with Pocket received an Anthem Award in the “Partnership or Collaboration” category for highlighting remarkable local news reporting across the country.
On WFAE’s Charlotte Talks radio show, host Mike Collins led a conversation about the state of journalism. Collins was joined by AJP’s Amanda Erickson – along with Bruce Shapiro, executive director for Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, and Tommy Tomlinson, WFAE commentator and host of the SouthBound podcast.
A nonprofit news project covering race, social justice and related issues took another step toward becoming a reality. Yawu Miller, formerly the senior editor of The Bay State Banner, announced on Twitter that the nascent organization he’s launching with Claudio Martinez will be called the Greater Boston News Bureau.
On News Literacy Week, AJP CEO Sarabeth Berman joined Margaret Sullivan, Steven Waldman, Kimi Yoshino and Tracie Potts onstage at the National Press Club for a conversation on how to solve the local news crisis.
New grants will expand nonprofit local news across the Deep South, Delaware and New York State and will support the growth of local climate coverage
Counties across the state are blowing past legal deadlines to process SNAP applications, leaving families struggling to eat. The delays may be about to get even worse.
