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July 9, 2019
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.
March 25, 2019
Photo of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station by astronaut Alexander Gerst, creative commons/flickr.com In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, communities across Eastern North Carolina are beginning to heal…
February 15, 2019
by Nancy Watzman, illustration by Joyce Rice We admit: the term “news ecosystem” may have a certain hypnotic effect, lighting up circuits in the typical human brain to file under “jargon.” However, at the Democracy Fund,…
February 11, 2019
How the Colorado Media Project will work to strengthen local news Sanford “Whitey” Watzman at his desk at The Cleveland Plain Dealer, sometime in the 1950s. This post…
November 2, 2018
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash By Gabe Schneider NewsMatch, the largest grassroots fundraising campaign for nonprofit news, kicks off this week, but there are many…
November 1, 2018
NewsMatch 2018 launches with new funders, new newsrooms, new chances to support local news and investigative reporting, and more than $3 million in matching dollars for nonprofit news organizations.
October 10, 2018
Together, local funders, journalists, citizens begin to reinvent civic-minded news Denverite reporter Allan Tellis (left) hit coffee shops and local haunts for “Santa Fe Drive” week special coverage. Credit:…
August 17, 2018
En Inglés ¿Cómo podemos ayudar a que las noticias locales sobrevivan, se transformen y prosperen? Esta pregunta no será respondida por una persona, una organización…
August 1, 2018
En Español How can we help local news survive, transform, and thrive? This question will not be answered by one person, one organization, or one innovation.
March 1, 2018
The North Carolina Local News Lab Fund is pleased to open its first call for applications. We are looking for ideas from community groups, newsrooms,…
February 7, 2018
Democracy Fund establishes two new local funds By Teresa Gorman and Josh Stearns Local news is critical to a healthy democracy, and we believe…
December 29, 2017
By Andrea Hart, City Bureau and Molly de Aguiar, News Integrity Initiative Back in August, a journalist based in Birmingham, Alabama, …
October 7, 2017
Subscribe to the Local Fix Welcome to the Local Fix. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens…
June 21, 2017
This piece was co-authored by Tom Glaisyer and Jennifer Preston at Knight Foundation We believe that journalism is essential to building informed and engaged communities, and that a healthy…
