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The new organization, Los Angeles Local News Initiative, has raised almost $15 million to provide underserved county residents with free access to neighborhood, regional and state news that will help them be more engaged in their communities and hold officials accountable.

A group of well-known media leaders and philanthropists have teamed with the American Journalism Project (AJP) to raise $15 million for a new, Los Angeles-based local news initiative.

The Texas Tribune, a non-profit, non-partisan news outlet focused on state politics and policy, announced Thursday plans to launch a slate of local newsrooms to expand its reach to the community level, starting with Waco.

The Texas Tribune is launching a network of community newsrooms to engage more Texans with reliable local information.

Sixteen AJP-supported news organizations are up for INN’s 2024 Nonprofit News Awards. Our portfolio is represented across each category, including Best Investigative Journalism and Community Champion. Maple Walker Lloyd of Block Club Chicago and Allison Taylor Levine of Spotlight Delaware are up for Emerging Leader of Year.

The Marshall Project is launching a new initiative called Investigate This! to empower criminal justice journalism in local communities. Reporters and editors created story toolkits filled with reporting resources, data downloads, multimedia assets, shareable illustrations, FOIA guidance, expert sources, style guidance and more.

Goswami has reported for the Bennington Banner, the Vermont Press Bureau and WCAX-TV. He will run the nonprofit newsroom on a day-to-day basis.