More Americans now prefer to get local news online, while fewer turn to TV or print. And most say local news outlets are important to their community.

New study out from Pew Research Center
pewresearch.org/?p=164668

These Pulitzers are clear: nonprofits and young local outlets are where most vital energy in journalism is now! Many congratulations to City Bureau and Invisible Institute, Lookout Santa Cruz, ProPublica and finalists Alabama Reflector, Mississippi Today, Honolulu Civil Beat and Texas Tribune

Kirkus gives At the Edge of Empire a starred review! 'Fascinating, ambitiously textured narrative....Wong capably interweaves intimate details with broader truths. A well-written, multilayered work...poignant...' kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/e… Pre-order now: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602734/a…

Of the 11 outlets that won journalism Pulitzers, none were owned by hedge funds, 0 owned by private equity, 2 in publicly traded companies, 4 were nonprofit, 5 were family owned #futureoflocalnews

The Texas Tribune was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for the first time in its history, alongside our partners ProPublica and FRONTLINE, in the category of explanatory reporting. bit.ly/3QzEPF9

It was an honor to report Missing In Chicago, now a The Pulitzer Prizes winning story, with tru_trill, and for the families and loves ones

Read the series here:
chicagomissingpersons.com

Pulitzer Prize: news.columbia.edu/news/2024-puli…

City Bureau
Invisible Institute

Yeah, winning is better — but I’m so proud that @texastribune was a The Pulitzer Prizes finalist for its amazing #Uvalde coverage (w/ProPublica FRONTLINE). Congrats to my old peeps #txlege

So so proud of this collaboration on the Uvalde massacre. ⁦ProPublica⁩ ⁦Texas Tribune⁩ ⁦FRONTLINE⁩

!!!! Let’s go City Bureau. For the 2nd year in a row, a nonprofit local news org has won a Pulitzer in the local reporting category. A new generation of news outlets are filling the void and we are so proud! Congratulations to our partners City Bureau for your critical work!!

Big milestone for Outlier Media! It's been a privilege to work with Candice Fortman (cande313.bsky.social). Couldn't be more excited about this next phase under Orlando P. Bailey & Sarah Alvarez. I'll never forget Candice at AJPalooza (our annual portfolio event): 'Outlier is my love letter to Detroit'

Good news for local news in CT!

Can Nonprofit News Save the South From Itself?

Margaret Renkl writes about the evolution of how we finance and sustain local news in our country from her vantage point in Nashville.

nytimes.com/2024/04/29/opi…

'Local news is not the only answer to the challenges facing our democracy, but it is one very tangible and practical intervention that can be funded, strengthened, and expanded.' -John Palfrey writes in this 2024 MacArthur Foundation presidents essay.

macfound.org/about/reflecti…

Big news! Tasneem Raja of The Oaklandside is our 2024 Gwen Ifill Award winner! With 20 years in journalism and a passion for community-driven news, she's shaping the future of equitable media. More on the award and Tasneem's story here: iwmf.org/awards/gwen-if…

NY State passed a plan to provide $30M per year for three years in tax credits for news outlets in the state. This recognizes 1) local news is a public good 2) communities can't thrive w/o it 3) there are smart ways for public dollars to reach local news.
rebuildlocalnews.org/rebuild-local-…

Exciting development in Illinois. The State Senate yesterday passed a bill requiring that there be a 120 day waiting period before a newspaper can be sold to an out of state company (to give time to communities to organize to keep it local) senatorstadelman.com/news/15-press-…

Huge congrats to CalMatters and The Markup and their outstanding leaders Nabiha Syed and Neil Chase!!

Congratulations to LBJ Prof. Evan Smith for moderating a terrific panel with Lolly Bowean, Sarabeth Berman, Elizabeth Shapiro, and John Palfrey on The Future of Local News at the LBJ Presidential Library Thank you LBJ Foundation The LBJ School

Thank you to LBJ Library and #MorePerfect for hosting this important event on Trust News and Democracy. We got to talk about *solutions* w/ John Palfrey, Lolly Bowean, Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro and Evan Smith.

youtube.com/live/uTVe7g5eE…

'We need to figure out how we can make sure communities have local news over the long term.' Sarabeth Berman at LBJ Library's Trust. News. Democracy event. Watch now: youtube.com/thelbjlibrary/… cc: John Palfrey Lolly Bowean Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro Evan Smith