CONGRATS - We’re thrilled to share the 205 local newsrooms that are receiving a combined $20 million today from #PressForward! From newsrooms focused on people of color and linguistically diverse communities to others covering vast rural areas where they are the only news source for miles - these local journalists are filling the gaps where traditional coverage has fallen short. We were so thrilled by the extraordinary proposals—more than 900—that we doubled our initial plan and are supporting twice as many local newsrooms as expected. Americans are stepping up to write a new story for local news. 📰 Join us in supporting local newsrooms across the country: Donate to Press Forward's Pooled Fund today, and every dollar up to $5 million will be matched to support local newsrooms across the U.S. Learn more at pressforward.news/grantees.
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Press Forward is a historic initiative to strengthen democracy in the United States by revitalizing local news and information. The steady and significant decline in the availability of reliable, fact-based local news across the country is connected to growing threats to democracy, increasing polarization, and the spread of disinformation. At the same time, over a decade of investment in journalism experimentation and transformation have produced new models and solutions that are ready to scale, and a new generation of leaders prepared to reinvent and revitalize the field. It’s time to move from individual grantmaking strategies to a shared vision and coordinated action. Press Forward is a national coalition investing more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms, close longstanding gaps in journalism coverage, advance public policy that expands access to local news, and to scale the infrastructure the sector needs to thrive. Join the movement at pressforward.news.
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Strong local newsrooms are essential to free and fair elections.
In today’s The Philadelphia Inquirer, Lenfest Institute CEO and Executive Director Jim Friedlich writes about how a strong and independent press helps ensure free and fair elections. In January 2016, the late cable-television entrepreneur H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest donated The Philadelphia Inquirer to The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, a newly formed public charity. His vision was to ensure The Inquirer — and local journalism as a whole — could remain independent, produce public-service journalism at the local level, and meet the challenges of the digital age. “His fear — and his foresight — was that absent the presence of well-funded independent local journalism and trusted news brands, the internet would be flooded with disinformation and political discourse dominated by the wealthy and the self-interested,” Jim writes. “Mr. Lenfest had in mind days like today.” The Lenfest Institute is proud to have supported local journalists in Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania, and across the country in the lead up to Election Day. Link to the full essay, “A republic, if you can keep it,” in the comments.
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Your friendly reminder: We likely won’t know the results of the election for a few days. In the meantime, some ideas for funders on how to manage anxiety, and prepare for what’s next: https://lnkd.in/esc64GaV #jfunders24
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As you wait for election results, support the local news sources that empower voters to better understand what’s at stake for them and their communities. #NewsMatch
Today marks the start of #NewsMatch, an annual fundraising campaign led by INN. Now in its ninth cycle, NewsMatch continues to play a vital role in supporting nonpartisan reporting for communities nationwide during this critical election year. This year, 391 news organizations plan to participate, and 18 national and regional funders have already pledged a record $7.5 million to bolster local support for independent journalism. Thank you to our partners, The Miami Foundation and News Revenue Hub, to The New York Times for its in-kind support and to this year's NewsMatch funders: 🤍 Democracy Fund 🤍 Heising-Simons Foundation 🤍 Henry Luce Foundation Inc 🤍 Inasmuch Foundation 🤍 MacArthur Foundation 🤍 Knight Foundation 🤍Jonathan Logan Family Foundation 🤍 The Joyce Foundation 🤍 Kaphan Foundation 🤍 Loud Hound 🤍 McKnight Foundation 🤍 The Schwab Charitable Fund, made possible by the generosity of the Present Progressive Fund 🤍 Solidarity Giving 🤍 The Tow Foundation 🤍 Walton Family Foundation 🤍 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation 🤍Wyncote Foundation Learn more about NewsMatch here:
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U.S. journalists face staggering threats to their safety, much of it while covering political campaigns and events, a new report from the International Women's Media Foundation finds. The survey finds dangers ranging from physical violence to threats of gun violence, verbal attacks and sexual harassment. ⏺ 36% of respondents reported being threatened with or experiencing physical violence while working as a journalist. ⏺ 33% of respondents reported being threatened with or experiencing digital violence while working as a journalist. ⏺ 24% of respondents experienced sexual harassment and an additional 6% (of 582) were threatened with sexual violence. Read the report: https://lnkd.in/e-A2zqHS
Journalists Under Fire: U.S. Media Report Daily Threats, Harassment and Attacks at Home
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Our newsletter is out - and has the latest on our upcoming grant opportunity, our approach to public policy, and more. Read this edition: https://bit.ly/3AiVoQR Sign up for email updates: pressforward.news/signup
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🎙 Newsrooms - with Election Day approaching, Knight Foundation is offering free resources to help prepare - from an expert-staffed Slack channel to answer election questions, to a scenario planning guide and more. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eTHFAj-e
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We loved gathering local leaders from our 31 Press Forward chapters this week in Cleveland! Together, we’re creating plans to make the case for local news and increase support in communities nationwide. Each chapter acts as a convener and advocate in its community, conducting research to understand what community members want from local news, developing a grantmaking strategy, and attracting new supporters. At this week’s Locals Convening, we hosted workshops on strengthening different aspects of these groups. A big welcome to our newest chapters: Press Forward Arkansas, Charlotte, North Florida, Washington and Northeast Wisconsin. Learn more about how to become a local chapter: https://bit.ly/3XJznDG Photos by Kamron Khan.
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Democracy dies without local news. "Local news – community-centered, fact-based journalism – upholds democracy by building bridges between people, empowering informed and engaged residents, and holding our democratic institutions accountable," Josh Stearns of Democracy Fund in U.S. News & World Report. #PressForward #LocalNews
Democracy Dies Without Local News
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