December 16, 2020
Why I’m hopeful about local news in 2021
It’s time to put our hope, our dollars, and our support behind the people and solutions that were there all along. It is time to listen.
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December 7, 2020
Courtney Hurtt is building a better future for nonprofit newsrooms via NewsMatch. Here’s how.
"I love the opportunity to see at scale how they’re answering the question of 'How do I sustain my organization?'"…
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June 17, 2020
The numbers behind nonprofit news: 250 outlets, 60% reporting locally, millions of people served
What the INN Index and NewsMatch results show about the future of nonprofit news.
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May 27, 2020
4 ways funders can support local news in COVID-19
Funders have essential roles to play to ensure that our democracy and our communities are responsive to issues year-round.
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April 29, 2020
This project is paying out-of-work journalists to keep covering Oklahoma
“We want to keep them engaged while they’re on furlough and make sure that our community is getting all of the news that they need and deserve,” said Tyler Tokarczyk,…
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April 15, 2020
Journalism is an essential service during the pandemic. We must fund it like one.
Nearly eight in ten Americans are following coronavirus news closely. And they’re getting more than just news.
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April 6, 2020
Fund local news like the critical infrastructure it is, and start now
This moment calls for more investment in news because we need them to inform us during this pandemic and on the other side of it.
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November 8, 2019
New Guide: How to Get Started Funding Local News in Your Community
When we keep people at the center of our thinking — not news organizations per se, not the journalism industry — we begin to see ways we can strengthen what…
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September 10, 2019
How Resolve Philadelphia powers solutions-oriented, collaborative reporting
This case study on how Resolve Philadelphia powers solutions-oriented, collaborative reporting on complex social issues is from the Wyncote Foundation’s 2019 Building Stronger Communities Through Media report. It is the…
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August 13, 2019
How NJ Spotlight is filling gaps in New Jersey state policy news
This case study on how NJ Spotlight is filling gaps in New Jersey state policy news is from the Wyncote Foundation’s 2019 Building Stronger Communities Through Media report. It is…
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July 30, 2019
How Minnesota-based Mizna elevates Arab and Arab-American voices through storytelling
Mizna is a nonprofit cultural organization that celebrates Arab-American culture and its multifaceted contemporary voices and representations.
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July 16, 2019
How City Bureau is making journalism more democratic in Chicago
City Bureau operates three main programs that “model a more democratic way of making media.”…
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July 9, 2019
How a hyperlocal startup is “reclaiming and informing the narrative” of North Omaha
North Omaha Information Support for Everyone (NOISE) is a hyperlocal news initiative formed by and for Omaha’s predominantly black northside neighborhood.
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July 9, 2019
Wyncote Foundation Report: How Local Media is Building Stronger Communities
This series of short profiles comes from the Wyncote Foundation’s 2019 Building Stronger Communities Through Media report, which we're republishing here over the next few months, with their permission.