OpenAI strikes $5 million-plus local news deal
OpenAI, the parent company to ChatGPT, reached a two-year deal with the American Journalism Project (AJP) to help fund efforts by local outlets to experiment with artificial intelligence technology.
OpenAI commits $5M to local news partnership with the American Journalism Project
The Sam Altman-led private company behind ChatGPT, last valued at close to $30 billion, announced it has struck a partnership with the American Journalism Project (AJP), a non-profit philanthropic organization that has funded more than 40 media organizations across the U.S.
OpenAI will give local news millions to experiment with AI
In an announcement, OpenAI said it will give $5 million to venture philanthropy firm American Journalism Project to figure out how artificial intelligence can best be used to support local news.
American Journalism Project announces new partnership with OpenAI to support local news
A new $5+ million partnership aims to explore ways the development of artificial intelligence (AI) can support a thriving, innovative local news field, and ensure local news organizations shape the future of this emerging technology.
Meet the four teams participating in the American Journalism Project’s local news incubator
Representing communities across the country, the inaugural cohort will spend the next 18 months advancing a vision for new local news operations
The power of local reporting
Mississippi Today’s Pulitzer win highlights the value that local, nonprofit news can bring to communities
Sahan Journal wins record $1.5 million grant to support the growing nonprofit newsroom
Sahan Journal received a record $1.5 million grant to support the growing St. Paul-based nonprofit news organization. GHR Foundation of Minneapolis announced the three-year grant, the largest that Sahan Journal has received since the nonprofit started four years ago. It also landed a $1.2 million grant last year from American Journalism Project.
Phil Trexler joins the Marshall Project as Cleveland editor-in-chief
The Marshall Project has appointed Phil Trexler the new editor-in-chief for The Marshall Project - Cleveland. In his new role, Trexler will oversee the Cleveland newsroom’s investigative reporting on Cuyahoga County’s criminal justice system and guide reporters in investigative, data and community engagement journalism.
American Journalism Project CEO talks fundraising for local news
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 asked 5,000 people across the country what they want from local news. Here’s what we learned.
We have a keen interest in understanding what people actually need from their local news outlets. That’s why, as part of our local philanthropic partnership work, we’ve heard from nearly 5,000 residents in eight local markets across the country about their experience with journalism in their communities and the local info they need.
