"Press Forward made almost $23 million in grants to 22 organizations aimed at bolstering the infrastructure for local news. The grants were the culmination of a request for proposals process that began accepting applications in November 2024, and elicited 559 proposals."
"you say in your report that people trying to build infrastructure need to distinguish between efforts that promote newsroom-based solutions, often focused on training and otherwise helping people individually, and field-based solutions - and that they ought to favor field-based solutions."
Press Forward awarded nearly $23 million in grants to 22 organizations strengthening local news infrastructure following a request for proposals that received 559 applications. Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, former CEO of the National Trust for Local News, analyzed these proposals and produced a comprehensive report examining infrastructure needs across the field. The analysis distinguishes between newsroom-based solutions focused on individual training and support versus field-based solutions addressing systemic challenges. Hansen Shapiro advocates for prioritizing field-based approaches over individual-focused efforts, suggesting the philanthropic funding model for isolated newsroom experiments may be reaching its limits.
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