Grantee news

Capital B surveyed more than 100 current and former Gary residents. We asked you to tell us your biggest questions and concerns about life in the city, and what you love most about the place you call home. Now we’re sharing back what you told us, just like we promised.

Editor-in-chief Oseye Boyd: I’d like to introduce you to Mirror Indy, a part of Free Press Indiana. What was once one name is now two to better differentiate who we are and what we do. While Mirror Indy will be a publication serving the city of Indianapolis, Free Press Indiana is the nonprofit organization that supports us.

Journalism about issues top of mind for San Diegans drove inewsource to nine first-place and 16 total awards in this year’s San Diego Press Club contest.

Bro Krift, former executive editor of the Indianapolis Star, will helm one of the country’s most ambitious nonprofit journalism startups

It was a big day for Chalkbeat: CEO and co-founder Elizabeth Green rang the Nasdaq opening bell this morning. The ceremony in Times Square marked Chalkbeat’s 10th anniversary and gave us a chance to talk about our mission — to tell the story of American education — in honor of the upcoming International Literacy Day.

Since the launch of award-winning Documented Semanal in 2019, our newsroom has developed a unique approach to engage with our audiences via WhatsApp. It is beyond just a distribution channel. It’s a conversation between a user and a journalist and it has become the engine of our reporting on Latino audiences in New York.

The Indiana Local News Initiative announced the hiring of its first editor-in-chief, Oseye Boyd. Boyd’s most recent role was engagement editor for IndyStar, and she was the editor-in-chief for the Indianapolis Recorder. Boyd was hired after an extensive search led by a committee of local and industry experts, including a panel of local residents.

Deep South Today, the networked hub of nonprofit newsrooms serving the Southern region of the United States, today announced the appointment of Warwick Sabin as its inaugural president and CEO.

Canon’s skills extend to overseeing reporters across the state, ensuring comprehensive editorial strategies, and providing guidance and support to local journalists.

Exceeding its DNAinfo origins, Block Club Chicago hits 5th anniversary doubling down on the power of neighborhood reporting.