As we work to rebuild local news, we have a clear, urgent opportunity to create news organizations that are more diverse, equitable and inclusive. This shift must happen both inside the newsroom — with better policies for recruitment, hiring, training, retention and growth – and in the communities newsrooms serve.
Despite growing participation in national politics and high volumes of information available online, local political engagement in the U.S. has declined — but local news can be a solution.
Today, on Democracy Day, we’re joining a national group of media organizations and their supporters that are each sharing ways that American democracy is under threat — and how we can save it.
As we measure our impact in nonprofit news, we’ve learned some key lessons about the growth of nonprofit local news organizations
Over the last year and a half we’ve worked with more than 60 community ambassadors in six cities and regions to do more than 500 community listening interviews. Here's how we did it — and how you can too.
This comprehensive look at the impact of our work over the last two years shows the promise of a venture philanthropy approach to rebuilding local news across the country
We have been in a decades-long crisis of contraction in the newspaper industry that has left communities across the country without access to information and lets power go unchecked. To begin to reverse this decline, a cadre of philanthropists are stepping up to the plate to help finance and sustain a new business model for local news.
Over the last year and a half we’ve worked with more than 50 community ambassadors in five cities and regions to do nearly 400 community listening interviews. Here's how we did it — and how you can too.
Antagonism toward journalism in the U.S. is at an all-time high. At the very hour we need reliable and credible facts and information to navigate crises, an astonishing number of people in our country aren’t sure where to turn or whom to trust for critical knowledge.
While the world watched in shock as domestic extremists attacked the U.S. Capitol, and continues to watch in the days leading up to Inauguration Day and beyond, many local journalists are reporting these events through a lens that keeps their readers informed, safe, and connected.
We’re building a movement for local news.
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