New York City's initiative to allocate 50% of its advertising budget to community news outlets has resulted in over $72 million being channeled to small news organizations. This funding has enabled local and ethnic newspapers to improve their coverage, hire staff, and serve diverse communities more effectively. Reports highlight successes, but also indicate that there are issues needing attention to enhance the program's effectiveness. Notable examples include Harlem World and Haitian Times, which benefited significantly from this support.
The city's advertising projects allowed us to expand our editorial team, increase the amount of daily publications and cover more topics. It also allowed us to bring in journalists who could report directly from the scenes of unfolding events.
We were able to hire freelancers to beef up our coverage, to increase the hours of our social media director and to bring on a managing editor as well as a copy editor.
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