EPISODE 19: REIMAGINING LOCAL JOURNALISM: BRIGHT SPOTS TO WATCH IN 2021
What are the bright spots in local news for 2021? Meet inspiring local journalism leaders who are reinventing how to deliver original, equitable, and inclusive reporting to communities across the country. On Episode 19 of “Informed and Engaged,” Knight Foundation’s Jennifer Preston will be joined by Sarabeth Berman, CEO of the American Journalism Project, Courtney Hurtt, Program Manager of NewsMatch, and Chris Krewson, Executive Director of LION Publishers.
EPISODE RESOURCES
PROVIDED BY GUESTS
- Some of the local organizations mentioned by our guests: Sahan Journal, VT Digger, Mountain State Spotlight, Prism, Mississippi Today, The Oaklandside
- Sarabeth Berman’s LA Times’ Op-Ed piece on How the death of local news has made political divisions far worse
- Learn more about AJP’s announcement of new Nonprofit Newsroom Grantees and New Funding Partners
- Sign up for LION’s weekly newsletter for news entrepreneurs, LION’s News Entrepreneurs Slack community and become a LION member
- Learn more about the Tiny News Collective, a non profit news incubator and visit their site
- Learn more about the GNI Startups Lab, helping independent digital news publishers with coaching and capital to achieve sustainability
- For more information on the INN Index, head over to their website
- Subscribe to Outlier Media’s newsletter
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Informed & Engaged is a weekly Knight Foundation show that unpacks the ideas and solutions impacting the changing media landscape. Hosted by the Knight Journalism team