Our Mission
We support local and community-based media through research, programs and products that foster healthy, responsive and resilient news organizations.
Our Areas of Focus
We work to ensure all people have the information they need to make decisions and thrive.
We mentor journalism professionals toward integrating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in every aspect of their work.
We support news organizations as they build trusted relationships with their communities.
We provide news organizations with the tools and resources they need to think creatively and achieve overall wellness.
Featured Research
As the future of the news focuses more on reader revenue as its economic model, retention of subscribers and members is becoming more critical. It [...]
The vast majority of Americans value their right, as well as that of the press, to question authority figures. But only a third have a [...]
There was a time when being a journalist meant pursuing a story by reporting the available information from as many sources as possible, writing the [...]
When a large U.S. newspaper cuts print publication days or curtails home delivery, headlines may scream media apocalypse. But for years, newspapers here and there [...]
Special Editions & Series
Here are some resources we offered to help foster healthy, responsive and resilient news organizations in 2024.
We'll share some of the resources, tools and lessons learned from our training sessions and research help desk. We hope you can use these as you plan your continuing accountability coverage and start thinking about the next election on the horizon.
We asked four summit participants to share more about the ways they are connecting with the rural communities they serve.
API Products & Programs
Helping journalists and media leaders transform their local news businesses to better serve diverse communities
Improving how newsrooms cover communities of color by assessing seven areas to reveal inequitable practices
