Grantee news, In the news December 5, 2023

Signal Ohio Launches Nonprofit Newsroom in Akron

Signal Ohio, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit news startups, launched Signal Akron today, its second newsroom in Ohio. The growing range of freely accessible journalism at SignalAkron.org will include accountability reporting and community resources. Stories already published include a deeper look at police accountability, the effects of the c

Grantee news, In the news October 19, 2023

Introducing Free Press Indiana

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.

In the news October 6, 2023

Leonard Downie: Local news isn’t dying. It’s changing.

You’ve heard local news is dying. In fact, it might just be evolving. Here is a sampling of what is working and where...Philanthropic support for local nonprofit news has grown steadily over the past five years. The American Journalism Project has invested in more than 40 nonprofit local news sites across the country.

In the news October 5, 2023

Watch: CDT’s 2023 ‘Future of Speech Online’

The Center for Democracy & Technology held its seventh annual Future of Speech Online event, which explored how to build a rights-respecting future where people benefit from generative AI. AJP CEO Sarabeth Berman delivered a lightning talk about how AJP aims to help the local news organizations in our portfolio explore the use of generative AI.