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BIG NEWS: #100andChange produced nearly 800 compelling proposals, and we’re honored to share that our solution is one of just six in the running for $100 million in
@macfound’s competition! Learn more about
@Report4America and watch our video here: https://bit.ly/2Cz447v
@macfound’s competition! Learn more about
@Report4America and watch our video here: https://bit.ly/2Cz447v
Read this thread about our audacious proposal for eliminating America's #NewsDeserts with @MacFound’s support. #100andChange
Our goal in a nutshell: Every county in America should have a watchdog reporter. #100andChange #ReportLocal Watch the explainer video here: https://bit.ly/2Cz447v
Among the biggest social challenges today is keeping news #Local. Due to a difficult economic environment made worse by #COVID19, communities are losing their news outlets, which offer important information about local issues. via @TheAtlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-killing-local-news/608695/
According to the @UNC, 1,800 communities nationwide no longer have access to a #LocalNews source. The result is #NewsDeserts. https://www.usnewsdeserts.com/reports/expanding-news-desert/download-a-pdf-of-the-report/
#LocalNews is vital for a healthy #Democracy. When a community loses its newsroom, it loses a watchdog to hold government accountable and share important info, like #PublicHealth updates affecting that particular community. #JournalismMatters https://thegroundtruthproject.org/as-the-vindicator-goes-silent-how-can-youngstown-fill-its-news-void/
Working for host newsrooms, @Report4America corps members serve their communities, reporting on under-covered challenges like education, poverty, criminal justice, environment and health. See how it works: http://reportforamerica.org/how-it-works/
Amid a pandemic and protests, @Report4America surged 225 reporters to more than 160 local newsrooms across 46 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico: http://gtruth.co/2RY5RaL Meet the corps members:
Our reporters with @Report4America continue to cover the impacts of the global #COVID19 crisis on their communities. Each weekday, we feature their coverage in a roundup – take a look: https://thegroundtruthproject.org/covid-19-coverage-from-groundtruth-report-for-america/
Across the US, @Report4America corps members are covering the biggest issues of our times–from #PoliceViolence to the #Pandemic–on a local level, in communities often under-covered by national media. Listen to their reporting in our new podcast season: https://bit.ly/2Ym531Z
With @MacFound #100andChange’s support, we could pursue our audacious goal: Eliminating American news deserts—first step, ensure there’s an accountability reporter in every county in the US: https://www.macfound.org/press/press-releases/finalists-named-competition-100-million-grant/
Launched in 2017 with catalyst support from @lenfestinst and @GoogleNewsInit, @Report4America has grown rapidly thanks in part to leadership support from partners such as the @knightfdn, the Facebook Journalism Project, the Ziff Family and @RWJF.
Applications are now OPEN for news organizations interested in hosting @Report4America corps members in 2021! Join us as we field more than 300 emerging journalists in newsrooms across the country to report on undercovered issues. Deadline is Sept. 30: https://www.reportforamerica.org/news-rooms/
