Qcity Metro reporter Destiniee Jaram interviews a subject at an event marking the opening of a small business hub in one of Charlotte, N.C.'s historically Black communities. (Credit: Qcity Metro)
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October 16, 2024

At least one newsroom in every state and two U.S. territories will get a piece of $20 million in Press Forward funding, according to an announcement Wednesday. They include legacy newspapers, weeklies, TV and radio stations, an alt-weekly, newer nonprofits, student-led newsrooms, those covering communities often underserved by journalism and newsrooms devoted to strengthening emerging journalists. The majority of newsrooms will get $100,000 towards general operating support.

Press Forward, as a reminder, is an initiative that aims to get $500 million into local news. It announced in April that its first open call for funding would focus on historic inequities. 

“Motivated by the extraordinary quality and number of proposals, Press Forward is funding twice as many news organizations as it anticipated initially through its first open call,” the press release reported. “The recipients, the majority receiving $100,000 in general operating support, were selected from a total of 931 proposals from newsrooms with annual budgets of less than $1 million.”

Press Forward reports that of the 205 grantees:

“These newsrooms are proof that we are seeing a moment of transformation, where new and longstanding leaders are stepping up to create a new story for local news,” said Dale R. Anglin, Press Forward’s director, in the press release. “Each of these newsrooms plays a vital public service role in its community – providing trustworthy local news and information in places where no other sources may exist. Independent newsrooms need community support to survive. We hope that more people will subscribe and donate to them.”

See below for the full list of the newsrooms receiving funding.

Wisconsin Watch investigative reporter Bennet Goldstein reports from the field for the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk. (Courtesy: Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch)

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Guam

Hawaii

Iowa

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Massachusetts

Maryland

Maine

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Mississippi

Montana

North Carolina

North Dakota

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

Nevada

New York

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Vermont

Washington

Washington, DC

Wisconsin

West Virginia

Wyoming

 

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