January 19, 2022
They are the “green shoots” of news ecosystems, willing to experiment in new projects or help introduce collaboration and new ways of working to legacy organizations.
June 7, 2021
Central to all of these lessons is the understanding that research itself can be an investment in a community.
December 7, 2020
"I love the opportunity to see at scale how they’re answering the question of 'How do I sustain my organization?'"…
April 15, 2020
Nearly eight in ten Americans are following coronavirus news closely. And they’re getting more than just news.
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 12, 2019
GroundTruth Project, Civil Beat, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, inewsource The last month has been a difficult one for journalism in America. In a span of just two weeks roughly …
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 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.