Across 303 participating newsrooms, NewsMatch brought in $38 million in individual donations. The largest 50 newsrooms brought in $24 million of the $38 million total.
“While we continue to do stories that hold our elected officials and community leaders accountable, we know that this is not the most pressing concern for someone who is going through the eviction process.”
With more than 50 participating newsrooms led by The Daily Yonder and the agribusiness-focused Investigate Midwest, the multi-year effort will be the nonprofit group’s largest collaboration ever.
There was an increase in foundation support and individual giving for nearly two-thirds of nonprofit news outlets, but a decrease in earned revenue for about half.
More than half of all nonprofit outlets have either no people of color or “only a small percentage” within their ranks. The vast majority — more than two-thirds — do not have a single person of color in leadership at the executive level.
“Nonprofit news organizations have much in common even if their scope or mission differs. Their journalistic missions are shaped largely by the gaps they are trying to fill — investigative at the state, national and global level; more general news at the local level.”
There seems to be some momentum among those with deep pockets to address the local news crisis. But if that money appears, where should it be directed?
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Doctor, K. (2018, Nov. 6). Newsonomics: Newspapers are shells of their former selves. So who’s going to build what comes next in local?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved May 12, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/11/newsonomics-newspapers-are-shells-of-their-former-selves-so-whos-going-to-build-what-comes-next-in-local/
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