Grantee news

Signal Ohio, a leading nonprofit news organization dedicated to serving Ohio communities through local journalism, is excited to announce the launch of its third newsroom, Signal Cincinnati. This expansion marks Signal Ohio as the fastest-growing nonprofit news initiative in the nation.

Vanan was previously head of transformation at Pillsbury United Communities and brings extensive experience in social entrepreneurship, creative fundraising, and organizational change. At Sahan Journal, he will lead a Minnesota newsroom with 23 employees, supporting its nonprofit mission to serve immigrants and people of color.

Cityside, the nonprofit publisher of Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside, announced the launch of its third local news outlet, Richmondside, which was created to serve the residents of Richmond, CA., a city of 116,000 in the East Bay.

In response to research findings, Spotlight PA — an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom in Pennsylvania — is planning to launch a new regional reporting bureau in Berks County to be supported primarily by people living and working in the region.

Three AJP grantees are revolutionizing journalism at every level: how they are funded, how they write their stories and even how they find them.

Underscore News is now Underscore Native News, which comes with a significant website upgrade.

Kelly Virella joins the Capital B leadership team from The New York Times.

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."

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.