Research shows Northeast Ohio communities need more verified local information
A study by the American Journalism Project found diminishing original local reporting in Northeast Ohio.
American Journalism Project announces new grantees; Makes investments in multilocal models for local news
The American Journalism Project announced five new grants to nonprofit news organizations that aim to provide specialized local reporting for audiences around the country. This brings the American Journalism Project's portfolio of grantees to 26 organizations and total investments made to nearly $25 million.
The Marshall Project awarded American Journalism project grant
Funding will support development of local news teams, expanded local news infrastructure.
American Journalism Project investment supports Open Campus growth plans
Open Campus will receive a significant investment from the American Journalism Project to build local support for higher education reporting and help expand its collaborative model to more places across the U.S.
As nonprofit news emerges as a vital public service, funders pledge $3.8 million to match individual donations
NewsMatch 2021 will support newsrooms delivering vital pandemic information, investigating abuses of power and strengthening communities across America.
Axios: Scoop: James and Kathryn Murdoch’s next media investment
James and Kathryn Murdoch are nearing a deal to make a multi-million dollar investment to support the formation of a new climate reporting hub at the Associated Press.
Spotlight PA wins two national investigative journalism awards
Spotlight PA — a nonpartisan, reader-funded newsroom dedicated to covering Pennsylvania state government and urgent statewide issues — has been awarded two national investigative journalism prizes for its work on the Mariner East pipeline system and the state’s poor oversight of addiction treatment facilities.
Our guide to developing a community ambassador program that can help rebuild 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.
Documented wins “Game-Changer” award for WhatsApp project
The award-winning weekly newsletter is aimed at New York’s Spanish-speaking undocumented immigrants
We can’t have honest government, free expression, and vibrant neighborhoods without local journalism
"In my role as a national funder of journalism, I support nonprofit initiatives to improve local journalism. Since joining Lumina Foundation about 15 years ago, I have seen first-hand how the nonprofit sector is rising to counter the corrosive effects of disappearing local news."
