Renewing Philanthropy's Commitment to Local Journalism
Release Date:
01/06/2020
Rebuilding local news coverage is part of a civic-repair program we must pursue to restore the democratic promise of our cities and of our country.
Communications/Media
Rahima Nasa, Named First FRONTLINE Fellow of Tow Foundation Journalism Program
Release Date:
02/06/2019
Rahima Nasa, an alum from the Class of 2017, has been selected as the first Newmark J-School fellow for FRONTLINE, PBS’s flagship investigative documentary series. The new year-long journalism fellowship program is funded by The Tow Foundation,...
The Leon Levy Foundation and Charles H. Revson Foundation Fund New Nonprofit Local News Entity in New York City
Release Date:
09/28/2018
Funding from Charles H. Revson Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation, and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark will launch a new nonprofit local news entity set to serve the New York City area.
THE CITY, a New Non-Profit Digital News Outlet Readies for Launch with Support from The Revson Foundation
Release Date:
09/26/2018
The Charles H. Revson Foundation brought forward the formative idea of THE CITY, and the nonprofit digital news startup has already received $8.5M in seed funding from Revson, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, the Leon Levy Foundation, Texas Tribune...
Journalism Needs to Reinvent Itself: A Q&A with OSF’s Maria Teresa Ronderos
Release Date:
09/19/2018
Ian Graham speaks with Open Society Foundations' Maria Teresa Ronderos to learn more about how ever-evolving threats to media freedom and independence worldwide have impacted the way she approaches funding media at OSF.
Simons Foundation's Quanta Magazine Celebrates Five Years of Public Service Science Journalism
Release Date:
07/17/2018
In an uncertain time in the media business, Quanta Magazine has flourished as a source of deeply reported, well-crafted articles about the cutting edge of scientific and mathematical understanding.
Why We Support Media
Release Date:
07/05/2018
Mark Bieler, Chairman of the Board of the Edwin Gould Foundation writes "We operate out of a deep conviction that vigorous independent journalism plays an important role in helping the public and our policy makers keep step with the changing times."
With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT To Conduct an Environmental Scan of Open Source Publishing
Release Date:
06/25/2018
With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT To Conduct an Environmental Scan of Open Source Publishing The MIT Press has announced the award of a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to conduct a landscape analysis...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism
Release Date:
04/25/2018
There really isn’t another word than “local” for what local news does (no, hyperlocal doesn’t count). Local news’ strength and mere presence has been threatened in the roiling journalism industry — but a number of initiatives are stepping up to help...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism
Release Date:
04/25/2018
There really isn’t another word than “local” for what local news does (no, hyperlocal doesn’t count). Local news’ strength and mere presence has been threatened in the roiling journalism industry — but a number of initiatives are stepping up to help...
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