“As a former journalist, I was mindful of the power of honest storytelling. As an idealist, I felt that if only Americans knew the truth, changes would soon follow.”
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“These skills are in some ways very similar to doing journalism. As that was impressed upon the cohort, that helped make a shift: It helped give people a mindset where they felt more confident and realized, ‘Yes, I do have the skills to do this.'”
The network’s pitch to local funders: “By the time the school reforms reached their zenith, there was not a single local education reporter dedicated to covering them.”
“Nonprofit news organizations have much in common even if their scope or mission differs. Their journalistic missions are shaped largely by the gaps they are trying to fill — investigative at the state, national and global level; more general news at the local level.”
Schmidt, Christine. "More than 240,000 people donated to nonprofit newsrooms via NewsMatch in 2018 (50,000 for the first time)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 12 Feb. 2019. Web. 25 Apr. 2024.
APA
Schmidt, C. (2019, Feb. 12). More than 240,000 people donated to nonprofit newsrooms via NewsMatch in 2018 (50,000 for the first time). Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/02/more-than-240000-people-donated-to-nonprofit-newsrooms-via-newsmatch-in-2018-50000-for-the-first-time/
Chicago
Schmidt, Christine. "More than 240,000 people donated to nonprofit newsrooms via NewsMatch in 2018 (50,000 for the first time)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 12, 2019. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/02/more-than-240000-people-donated-to-nonprofit-newsrooms-via-newsmatch-in-2018-50000-for-the-first-time/.
Wikipedia
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