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Grantee news, In the news January 13, 2023

‘It’s not a pretty process’: The Oaklandside’s Darwin BondGraham on his new book investigating Oakland police

If you’ve been paying attention to the workings of the Oakland police department over the past decade, you’ve almost certainly read reporting by Darwin BondGraham. Darwin and Ali [Winston] have done more than just about any journalist in the East Bay to hold Oakland law enforcement officials to account.

Grantee news, In the news January 11, 2023

Sahan Journal is using voice-note newsletters to reach Somalis in Minnesota

Minnesota is home to the largest Somali population in the United States. Sahan Journal was founded in 2019 founded by CEO and publisher Mukhtar Ibrahim to serves the news needs of immigrant communities and communities of color in Minneapolis and throughout the state.

Grantee news, In the news January 9, 2023

ICT to partner with Lee Enterprises to increase reporting from Indigenous communities

ICT and IndiJ Public Media will share a reporter with Lee Enterprises at newspapers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Rapid City, South Dakota, in a partnership designed to increase the coverage of Indigenous communities in those two regions.

Grantee news, In the news January 5, 2023

NC Latino voter turnout fell, reversing upward climb. These are some possible reasons.

Las organizaciones defensoras de la comunidad latina en Carolina del Norte registraron a miles de votantes en un esfuerzo por atraer al grupo de residentes de más rápido crecimiento del estado.

Grantee news, In the news December 15, 2022

Open Campus announces the first class of HBCU fellows

Six student fellows from historically Black colleges and universities across the country will be part of the first class of the new Open Campus HBCU Student Journalism Network.

Announcements, Grantee news, In the news December 15, 2022

Local News Incubator: Applications are live!

The American Journalism Project, with support from the Google News Initiative, is launching a local news incubator. The program is intended to support entrepreneurs who want to explore launching a new nonprofit local news organization to serve their communities.

Grantee news, In the news December 13, 2022

Ohio Local News Initiative welcomes new CEO, Rita McNeil Danish

Across her many roles, McNeil Danish has been dedicated to building bridges across party, racial, and gender lines, fostering open cultures, dismantling prejudices, and empowering individuals.

Grantee news, In the news December 7, 2022

AJP grantees participated in a New York Times conversation on sustaining the business of journalism

In a discussion led by Marc Lacey, managing editor of The New York Times, a group of news media leaders gathered at a DealBook conference in New York. AJP grantees Sarah Alvarez of Outlier and Lauren Williams of Capital B were part of the discussion, and shared examples of how their work takes a community-driven, public service approach.

Grantee news, In the news December 5, 2022

How Capital B is covering Warnock v. Walker

In Atlanta, where Capital B established its first local newsroom, Capital B reporter Chauncey Alcorn and his colleagues have been traversing the city, talking to Black voters.

Grantee news, In the news December 5, 2022

Opinion | Truth can win if we change course and focus on local news

Promising initiatives are budding around the country, but we need more of them. Philanthropy-fueled initiatives like Report for America and the American Journalism Project can help rebuild newsrooms...Communities that have seen their news downsized can collaborate to establish nonprofit outlets as the Ohio Local Information Initiative has.

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