New nonprofit news outlet will cover Central Indiana
Hoosiers will soon have another source for news after a coalition of organizations and philanthropists raised more than $10 million to create nonprofit media outlets across Indiana.
Not-for-profit news startup launches with editor searches in Indianapolis, Gary
The Indiana Local News Initiative announced its launch Wednesday as a not-for-profit media organization planning to create newsrooms in Indianapolis and Gary.
Opinion: We started Indiana Local News Initiative because local news is vital to democracy
The Initiative is a new, nonprofit organization dedicated to making quality, independent local news and information freely accessible to all Hoosiers, with community and collaboration at the core of its mission.
Introducing Civic News Company
We are officially launching Civic News Company, the parent organization for Chalkbeat, Votebeat, and possibly future beats to come.
The Houston Local News Initiative announces “Houston Landing,” and CEO and Editor-in-Chief hires
Houston Landing – a new newsroom that will provide quality, essential, independent journalism for Greater Houston – is powered by a team of journalists passionate about accountability reporting and telling stories that reflect the region’s diversity.
The Houston Landing launches: Local news for the greater Houston area
The Houston Landing will provide trusted reporting about local issues important to our region, stories that offer solutions to pressing problems and investigative journalism that keeps the powerful accountable.
The Beacon’s “DIY Democracy” gets readers involved in the democratic process
"DIY Democracy" from the Beacon has more on how readers can run for local office, make their voices heard on local issues, protest safely and more.
Nonprofit newsrooms, eyeing sustainability, welcome digital advertising
AJP CEO, Sarabeth Berman: “Nonprofit does not mean non-commercial. The goal is to leverage philanthropy to establish these nonprofit organizations [and] build into a place where they can become self-sustaining.”
‘It’s not a pretty process’: The Oaklandside’s Darwin BondGraham on his new book investigating Oakland police
If you’ve been paying attention to the workings of the Oakland police department over the past decade, you’ve almost certainly read reporting by Darwin BondGraham. Darwin and Ali [Winston] have done more than just about any journalist in the East Bay to hold Oakland law enforcement officials to account.
Sahan Journal is using voice-note newsletters to reach Somalis in Minnesota
Minnesota is home to the largest Somali population in the United States. Sahan Journal was founded in 2019 founded by CEO and publisher Mukhtar Ibrahim to serves the news needs of immigrant communities and communities of color in Minneapolis and throughout the state.
