“As journalists, we’re taught to be competitive and territorial. On the other hand, things are changing dramatically, so don’t assume other people in your local market don’t want to collaborate.”
“It’s not just an initiative — it’s an opportunity for others to join to address these challenges for local news, around the country and in Philadelphia.”
Built around a “venture philanthropy” model, the new programs will offer both significant funding and the test kitchen of its Philadelphia daily newspapers.
The institute, which owns the two Philadelphia dailies, also plans to introduce a fellowship program and award grants to help sustain local journalism.
Like Billy Penn in Philadelphia, the Pittsburgh site will focus on attracting a younger audience through events and aggregation in addition to original reporting.
We talked to its new crop of board members: “My experience in the area of philanthropy is that if you are addressing important issues, have good ideas, and can show results, people and organizations are willing to support you.”
Sixty-two percent of Hispanic-American adults are bilingual, and as more young people come to prefer reading in English, the paper is being forced to adapt.
Lichterman, Joseph. "How Al Día, Philadelphia’s Spanish-language newspaper, is adapting to a bilingual world." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 15 Jan. 2016. Web. 3 Jun. 2020.
APA
Lichterman, J. (2016, Jan. 15). How Al Día, Philadelphia’s Spanish-language newspaper, is adapting to a bilingual world. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved June 3, 2020, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/01/how-al-dia-philadelphias-spanish-language-newspaper-is-adapting-to-a-bilingual-world/
Chicago
Lichterman, Joseph. "How Al Día, Philadelphia’s Spanish-language newspaper, is adapting to a bilingual world." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 15, 2016. Accessed June 3, 2020. https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/01/how-al-dia-philadelphias-spanish-language-newspaper-is-adapting-to-a-bilingual-world/.
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