2024-2025

The Connecticut Mirror

The Connecticut Mirror is a nonprofit digital news site with a mission to produce original, in-depth, nonpartisan journalism that informs residents about the impact of public policy, holds government accountable and amplifies diverse voices and perspectives. The goal is a stronger democracy in which all residents can more effectively participate in the development of public policy and hold government accountable for understanding and addressing the needs of the people.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a daily paper and news site, is part of the USA Today Network. With about 100 full-time journalists, the Journal Sentinel is recognized nationally for its excellence. While this news organization regularly does stories with national interest and impact, its focus is fiercely local, covering Milwaukee, southeastern Wisconsin and the state. The reporting chronicles the community, informs residents, holds officials accountable, exposes wrongdoing and highlights programs that work, engaging the community and helping to lead the search for solutions.
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Underscore Native News

Underscore Native News is a nonprofit public service reporting team. Its mission is to produce collaborative journalism framed by justice to promote civic engagement and a fair-minded society. The reporting is shared at no charge and is reposted by tribal and nontribal media throughout Oregon, the Pacific Northwest and nationally.

Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Free Press news site, and a paper published three days a week, aims for consistent revelatory enterprise that enlightens and mobilizes readers. During the last five years, it has introduced several initiatives aiming to strengthen democracy, hold more public officials accountable and build trust with audiences who haven't received the attention they deserve from local media.This news organization has earned 10 Pulitzer Prizes.

Mission Local

Mission Local is more than a neighborhood news site. This nonprofit news organization, based in San Francisco's Mission District, reports on the city’s most pressing issues: police reform, housing, homelessness and education. Mission Local focuses on producing trustworthy journalism, and stories are published in English and Spanish.

KVPR (Valley Public Radio)

Since 1978, Valley Public Radio (KVPR) has built a reputation as a trusted news source. It serves over 2 million residents of California's San Joaquin Valley, providing local news, cultural and arts programming and NPR programming.

Documented

Documented is a nonprofit news site that addresses the lack of local news for and about New York City’s 3.1 million immigrants. It regularly publishes investigative pieces that have had a widespread impact on local policy. The mission is to ensure that immigrant residents are also readers, and in 2019 they launched a Spanish-language WhatsApp-based news service to better serve Spanish-speaking immigrants.

New Mexico In Depth Inc.

New Mexico In Depth is a member-supported nonprofit digital news organization. Its mission is to better the lives of New Mexicans, particularly those from low-income communities, by producing data-rich, investigative stories that can be a catalyst for change. The staff's knowledge of state government and decades of statehouse reporting and investigations into the state’s largest institutions and systems, combined with strong data skills and ambition, results in impact that far exceeds their size.

Victoria Advocate

The Victoria Advocate is 175 years old, and the second oldest daily paper in Texas. This family-owned community paper and news site is committed to reporting daily news, features, and hard-hitting investigations, holding officials accountable.

ecoRI News

A nonprofit digital newsroom covering environmental and justice issues in Rhode Island, ecoRI News highlights local environmental problems and solutions, and aims to provide readers with the information they need to be better stewards of their environment. The go-to source for agency heads, policymakers, environmental nonprofits and citizens, ecoRI's signature publication, a free weekly e-newsletter, reaches 13,000 inboxes every week, and the website averages 50,000 visitors a month.