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Single-topic news organizations are “a growing niche” in nonprofit news

Hanaa' TameezFebruary 18, 2021

Launching a news nonprofit in Fort Worth, Chris Cobler doesn’t want to “repeat the mistakes of the past”

“Nobody wants to look back on the work we’ve done and say, ‘God, we were really clueless 50 years ago.’ We want to start every day thinking that we’re as in touch with the community as we possibly can be and reflect their interests and values.”

Sarah ScireSeptember 17, 2020

A new nonprofit newsroom, Mountain State Spotlight, wants to be the watchdog for West Virginia

“In my experience in legacy media, the answer was to throw your hands in the air and say, ‘There’s not much we can do.’ Well, I don’t find that acceptable. We have to find ways to reach those audiences.”

Nonprofit newsrooms are increasingly dedicating themselves to local news

Christine SchmidtJanuary 27, 2020

Text-for-housing-data service Outlier Media and MuckRock combine to close more information gaps around the country

The two companies are now one, and they’ll soon launch a service similar to Outlier’s Detroit project in Milwaukee.

Christine SchmidtDecember 10, 2019

Berkeleyside is launching a sister site in Oakland to help fill the void left by pillaged newspapers

“As we build out that newsroom, how do we prioritize people who have experience serving info needs in communities across disciplines?”

Christine SchmidtDecember 10, 2019

Here are the American Journalism Project’s first 11 recipients, taking home $8.5 million to grow their business operations

“The grants will fund an organization’s first dedicated revenue positions, or grow an existing revenue team. Most will fund at least two new full-time positions for 24 months dedicated to revenue and fundraising.”

Christine SchmidtDecember 5, 2019

Drawing on ten years of expertise, the Texas Tribune wants to coach you on its money-making lessons

“People just want to learn a playbook. At the high level, it’s motivational, but at the grassroots level, it’s answering what do your proposals look like, what does your budget look like, how are you talking to donors and members.”

Christine SchmidtNovember 21, 2019

Five years in, Scalawag is reframing who gets included in “the South” (and how to build a business off it)

“What does it mean for a diverse group of young Southerners to be producing content that is read by mostly white folks — and white folks that are older than them?”

Christine SchmidtNovember 20, 2019

Can alt-weeklies prosper on the nonprofit news transition train? The Chicago Reader will try

“The Reader hasn’t turned a profit in ages, although revenue is said to be up almost 50 percent this year.”

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