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    American Press Institute awards $50,000 in Beyond Print Convening grants to support digital transformation

    The American Press Institute awarded two $25,000 grants to The Keene Sentinel and the National Trust for Local News to support experimentation and progress around the print transition with the goal of keeping customers and revenues. 

    September 28, 2023
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    17 news organizations receive support from the American Press Institute Civic Discourse and Community Voices Fund

    The projects will start immediately and run for four months, during which the news organizations will convene events, try new coverage approaches or embark on other projects aimed at encouraging local residents to engage in valuable conversations about the most pressing issues they face. 

    September 21, 2023
  • API Update

    Join us to explore mental health solutions for journalists

    The API Local News Summit: Mental Health and Sustainability is scheduled for Oct. 10-11 in Atlanta, Georgia, and is specifically designed for leaders prioritizing mental health in the newsroom. 

    September 6, 2023
  • API Update

    American Press Institute launches expanded training portfolio for local news organizations

    We’re here to help you move through the stages of what it means to be a healthy news organization and a healthy news contributor — whether you’re dealing with revenue or cultural challenges or effectively managing change. 

    August 21, 2023
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    American Press Institute’s community listening sprint awards $15,000 in grants to five news organizations

    Since June, the cohort has been learning from industry experts about growing trust with communities and creating workflows that support audience listening.

    August 16, 2023
  • API Update

    Civic Discourse and Community Voices Fund 2023

    This grant opportunity is designed to empower local and community-based news organizations with funds and peer learning to begin or enhance civic discourse initiatives, paying [...]

    August 7, 2023
  • API Update

    API launches Civic Discourse and Community Voices Fund to enable local news experiments

    Both nonprofit and for-profit news organizations may apply by August 21 by 8 p.m. ET for grants of up to $10,000 to be used over four months starting in September.

    August 7, 2023
  • API Update

    American Press Institute’s product development program awards $30,000 in grants to six news organizations

    Over the past several months, these organizations learned the fundamentals of product development and used that knowledge to build products that would help their communities.

    July 13, 2023
  • API Update

    American Press Institute to help 5 local news organizations improve their relationships with communities

    The Mobilizing News sprint for Table Stakes alumni will challenge participating teams to center community in their outreach, relationships and reporting. 

    June 15, 2023
  • API Update

    Welcome API’s new Program/Community Manager, Jan Ross P. Sakian

    The American Press Institute is excited to announce that Jan Ross P. Sakian has joined API’s team as a Program/Community Manager. Sakian will work within the [...]

    May 30, 2023
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