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“If you’re not reaching the people that you want to reach, then what’s the point of doing the work?”
“We don’t know whether or how this nonprofit and its fund will operate, and likely won’t for some months (nonprofit governance is many things, but fast is not one of them).”
“While we recognize our members need more funding, we’ve decided that’s not our role as a membership association.”
“Meta had the resources at its peak to do incredible things. Not just the dollars, but the encouragement to think of the best outcome possible, to make the biggest impact we could.”
The recent boom of local nonprofit news organizations is proving their model can serve smaller markets, too.
“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?”
There seems to be some momentum among those with deep pockets to address the local news crisis. But if that money appears, where should it be directed?
“For now, even though it’s not perfect, advertising is paying the bills and until there is a better solution we’re going to stick with it.”