Community foundations are emerging as key philanthropic partners for local news outlets. We discuss this promising trend with Todd Franko, Report for America’s director of local sustainability and development.
Read MoreLong-beleaguered and previously bankrupt, the storied Chicago Sun-Times has gotten a new lease on life by merging with a nonprofit public media company. Here’s how philanthropy helped make that happen.
Read MoreMore funders are awakening to the urgent need to protect American democracy. Guest authors from Report for America and the GroundTruth Project argue that funding local news is a critical but overlooked strategy.
Read MorePhilanthropy is sometimes thought of as a temporary fix for journalism’s failing business model. Steven Waldman of Report for America points to growing evidence that it’s a reliable revenue stream more outlets should be embracing.
Read MoreJoe Biden may be president, but in some ways, the fight against misinformation is only intensifying. Funders and nonprofit leaders lay out a roadmap for how philanthropy can most effectively tackle this problem in the year ahead.
Read MoreThe attack on the Capitol was a tragic manifestation of what happens when misinformation takes root. We check in with foundations and nonprofits about what philanthropy has been doing to curb false information, and its shortcomings.
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