Announcements

The American Journalism Project announced that Michelle De La Isla, former mayor of Topeka, Kansas, and Managing Director at Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK), a global venture philanthropy firm supporting early stage, high impact social enterprises, has joined its board of directors. 

In an effort to enhance the region’s journalism ecosystem and answer the community’s calls for additional news coverage, three of Houston’s leading philanthropies—Houston Endowment, the Kinder Foundation, and Arnold Ventures—are launching an independent nonprofit news operation in Houston that will emerge as one of the largest in the country.

The American Journalism Project announced grants to nonprofit news organizations in Chicago, Minnesota, San José, and Pennsylvania.

The American Journalism Project and the Google News Initiative are partnering to develop an ambitious program that will accelerate the launch of new nonprofit local newsrooms at scale across the country. As part of the partnership, GNI will support the American Journalism Project’s design and growth of a comprehensive local news startup program.

Independent newsroom in Cleveland to launch in 2022, producing daily, high-quality, community-oriented journalism as part of a new statewide network of newsrooms across Ohio.

The American Journalism Project announced five new grants to nonprofit news organizations that aim to provide specialized local reporting for audiences around the country. This brings the American Journalism Project's portfolio of grantees to 26 organizations and total investments made to nearly $25 million.

I’m excited to share that the American Journalism Project is curating a new partner collection for Giving Compass: Democracy and Informed Communities: Funding the News.

Quadrivium’s philanthropic investment in the American Journalism Project comes at a moment of great crisis for local news providers. The pandemic contributed to what was already an increasingly dire climate for local newspapers, one in five of which folded during the last decade and a half.

The American Journalism Project (AJP), a venture philanthropy organization committed to building a future for local news, announced grants to nonprofit news organizations that serve communities in Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.