American Press Institute announces two programs to expand Culture & Inclusion initiatives
These programs, both evolutions of long-standing journalism industry efforts, reaffirm API’s commitment to fostering a more inclusive, transparent and accountable media landscape.
American Press Institute awards $40,000 in grants to help evolve revenue experiments for local news organizations
Through its 2025 Revenue Experiments Learning Cohort, API will support the eight local and community news organizations — all alumni of the U.S.-based Table Stakes Local News Transformation Program — with peer-learning calls to help them clarify their experiments, share ideas, and define effective tactics and strategies.
American Press Institute awards $40,000 in grants to help strengthen communication and teamwork to eight news organizations
The selected organizations are U.S. local and community-based media organizations that are alumni of the U.S.-based Table Stakes program and participated in the API Local News Summit for Belonging and Collaboration in July 2024.
Applications open for API Influencers Learning Cohort (2025)
Participating news organizations will receive $3,000 to establish connections and collaborate with local influencers or trusted messengers.
American Press Institute awards 31 new election community engagement grants alongside Knight Election Hub
The new grants specifically help augment community engagement efforts with at least one of two strategies for community engagement: community listening and conversations, and the strategic use of print.
Influencer collaborations in election coverage a focus in new American Press Institute program alongside Knight Election Hub
Six news organizations will experiment with local influencers or trusted messengers to share their nonpartisan local journalism on elections in 2024 as part of a new American Press Institute program for the Knight Election Hub.
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