Learn more about the work we’re doing through the Studio, including the team we’ve assembled and some of the advancements the local news organizations in our portfolio are making.
It’s vital to build local news organizations that are resilient, sustainable, and can endure through changing market conditions. This was our focus during AJPalooza 2024, the American Journalism Project’s annual gathering of our grantee portfolio, local and national supporters, and partners in the effort to rebuild local news.
This summer, the American Journalism Project launched our new Product & AI Studio, a new program to explore the smart application of emerging technologies in local journalism. Today, we’re excited to share an update on the progress the Studio has made so far.
A look at results from the American Journalism Project’s first set of nonprofit news grants
Since our inception, AJP has been on a journey to advance DEI values in our grantmaking, in our support of grantees, and in our own workforce culture. Here, we’re sharing where we are so far in our DEI journey, with the hope that it could encourage similar work in other organizations.
Since our launch in 2019, we’ve codified the focal areas of our work, grown our team, and invested in 41 nonprofit news organizations — with strong results. Since our work has grown in its complexity and breadth, we’re taking a moment now to share more details about how we work.
This summer, scholars Nikki Usher and Sanghoon Kim-Leffingwell’s paper, “How Loud Does the Watchdog Bark?” was published in the International Journal of Press/Politics. This research is an indicator that nonprofit, local news organizations are beneficial to democracy — and that funding for the field is imperative.
Mississippi Today’s Pulitzer win highlights the value that local, nonprofit news can bring to communities
CEO Sarabeth Berman: “We make the case for philanthropy: if you care about education in your community, you should be concerned about whether or not the school boards are covered. If you care about immigration, you should be concerned about whether or not our border is properly [reported on]."
We’re building a movement for local news.
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