Spotlight PA received support from the Studio in December 2023 to build an interactive, bilingual conversational tool ahead of the upcoming 2024 general election in Pennsylvania, with the aim of connecting new and underserved audiences with trusted, nonpartisan information in English and Spanish. In this progress update, we learn more.
Sixteen AJP-supported news organizations are up for INN’s 2024 Nonprofit News Awards. Our portfolio is represented across each category, including Best Investigative Journalism and Community Champion. Maple Walker Lloyd of Block Club Chicago and Allison Taylor Levine of Spotlight Delaware are up for Emerging Leader of Year.
The Marshall Project is launching a new initiative called Investigate This! to empower criminal justice journalism in local communities. Reporters and editors created story toolkits filled with reporting resources, data downloads, multimedia assets, shareable illustrations, FOIA guidance, expert sources, style guidance and more.
Goswami has reported for the Bennington Banner, the Vermont Press Bureau and WCAX-TV. He will run the nonprofit newsroom on a day-to-day basis.
Signal Ohio, a leading nonprofit news organization dedicated to serving Ohio communities through local journalism, is excited to announce the launch of its third newsroom, Signal Cincinnati. This expansion marks Signal Ohio as the fastest-growing nonprofit news initiative in the nation.
Vanan was previously head of transformation at Pillsbury United Communities and brings extensive experience in social entrepreneurship, creative fundraising, and organizational change. At Sahan Journal, he will lead a Minnesota newsroom with 23 employees, supporting its nonprofit mission to serve immigrants and people of color.
San José Spotlight brought home seven California Journalism Awards in the annual contest sponsored by the California News Publishers Association, including four first-place wins. The yearly competition showcases the best print and digital reporting and photography statewide.
In partnership with Blue Ridge Public Radio, Grist is pleased to announce it has hired Katie Myers to cover climate change, energy, and more in western North Carolina and the Blue Ridge mountain region.
Through sponsorship of the American Journalism Project and eight local nonprofit news organizations, this work will support sustainable efforts to rebuild local news across the country.
Learn more about the work we’re doing through the Studio, including the team we’ve assembled and some of the advancements the local news organizations in our portfolio are making.
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