Features
“We’re Going to Be Where No One Else Is”
In the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria, journalists in Puerto Rico are doubling down on independent news organizations
Recent Stories
Opinion
Legacy Media Needs to Be Transformed, Not Discarded
Local news is a public service profession. We need both commercial and nonprofit outlets to fulfill that mission
Opinion
Dear Sunnylands: Let’s Widen the Roadmap — and Mark an Achievable Destination for Local News
To thrive and grow, local emerging organizations need a new alignment between philanthropy and market-driven business building. We already see the fledgling success of that model
Opinion
Dear Sunnylands, Make More Room for BIPOC, LGBTQ, and Rural Media Leaders at the Table
Donors looking to support journalism as “civic information” need to hear directly from leaders of news outlets serving these communities
Opinion
Correcting The New York Times on Trans Issues
More than 1,000 Times contributors have sent an open letter asking for the paper of record to examine its biases in reporting on trans issues. The paper's response is part of the problem
Features
Meet The States Using Public Funding to Support Local Journalism
In the face of federal inaction, state-level experiments to fund community-based outlets are expanding
Opinion
Report from Sunnylands: Revitalizing Local News with New Capital, Creativity, and Collective Action
A gathering of current and prospective journalism funders and practitioners seeks to reinvent local news as civic information in service of communities
Visual Journalism
Facing Hunger — and Death — In Somalia
A combination of drought, armed conflict, and ineffective government is making life a type of torture for the most vulnerable
Opinion
Press Freedom Community: Prioritize the Defense of Journalism that Serves the Public Interest
To produce positive social outcomes, press freedom advocacy must shape the global information space to promote accountability and democratic debate
Newsletter
How Rising Temperatures Are Becoming a Labor Story
From our January newsletter: Labor reporters are increasingly focusing on how extreme heat kills workers — and what should be done about it
Opinion
Reporting is Never Merely Reporting
Journalists don’t just observe the world but help shape it — for better or for worse — through our coverage choices