Each month, Local Media Association will feature some of the work of its collaboratives: Word In Black, News Is Out, Latido Beat, Branded Content Project, Oklahoma Media Center, and Solving Sacramento.

Word In Black

‘Black America’s Digital Daily’

We’re Black America’s Digital Daily — a national newsroom and research lab rooted in the Black Press legacy, built for this moment. We unite the nation’s leading Black publishers, combining decades of community trust with the reach of a national platform.

Word In Black’s more than a media brand.
We’re a trusted source. A convener. A force for change.
We inform, amplify, mobilize — and we do it to engage and empower Black America.

Here’s a look at some of the recent content being shared by wordinblack.com.

• Rev. Barber: America must decide that death is no longer an option
• Who made your heat wave?
• A new vocabulary for racial healing

If you’d like to support Word In Black, click here.

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News Is Out

News is Out is a pioneering national collaborative of the leading local queer news publishers. The collaborative includes six of the leading local and queer-owned LGBTQ+ publishers across the nation.

Mission Statement: News is Out unites independent LGBTQ+ news organizations across the United States. We deliver impactful journalism that connects the LGBTQ+ community. Together, we forge a sustainable path for local queer-owned media.

Vision Statement: We envision a sustainable and thriving LGBTQ+ media network that advocates for equitable resources and promotes collaboration. We aim to increase investment in journalism and expand business capacity, ensuring that local LGBTQ+ media are supported and empowered. 

Here’s a look at some of the recent content being shared by newsisout.com.

• New report: We are everywhere — Our LGBTQ+ media are not
• Undead Voice founder Nicole Gress is rewriting the rules of trans voice training
• Global roundup: Countries that recently legalized same-sex marriage

If you’d like to support News Is Out, click here.

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LatidoBeat

LatidoBeat is a coalition of premier local Spanish-language news organizations, united to amplify diverse Latino voices.

See also: LatidoBeat launches as national platform to strengthen Latino journalism ecosystem

Most communities do not have a trusted/authentic Latino news source. LatidoBeat will fill gaps in markets all over the country, providing valuable Spanish-language news and information on a wide range of topics.

The credibility, legacy and commitment of the Latino news organizations building LatidoBeat greatly strengthens the value proposition of this new national news brand.

Here’s a look at some of the recent content being shared by LatidoBeat:

• Heart Walks: caminan para promover la salud del corazón
• El viaje desde Oaxaca a Denver del mezcal artesanal que conquista corazones
• Familias en Illinois enfrentan incertidumbre en el acceso a ayuda para alimentos

If you have questions, comments, or simply would like to connect with the team at LatidoBeat, please write to mj.lavandera@thelatidobeat.com.

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The Branded Content Project

The Branded Content Project is designed through a strategic partnership between Local Media Association and Local Media Consortium to help facilitate additional growth, engagement and success for more publishers of all shapes and sizes.

Branded content uses the strength of storytelling to provide a valuable benefit to advertisers while increasing audience engagement and revenue for local media publishers. This powerful revenue stream has shown to be a success for many media organizations.

Here’s a look at some of the recent content being shared by The Branded Content Project:

• The Big Branded Call: The early stages of a branded content strategy
• Want happy advertisers? Nail the branded content fulfillment process
• How Newsday built a successful cause marketing platform that serves voth business and community

If you’d like to learn more about The Branded Content Project, click here.

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Oklahoma Media Center

The Oklahoma Media Center’s mission is to support and strengthen Oklahoma’s local journalism ecosystem and spur innovation through statewide collaboration that benefits diverse audiences. A nonpartisan 501(c)(3), OMC includes more than 30 news outlets statewide, ranging from broadcast to nonprofit to Indigenous and Black-owned media outlets to longstanding newspapers.

Here’s a look at some of the recent content being shared by Oklahoma Media Center:

• OSU sees significant wins, lingering questions from Innovation Foundation fallout
• In Oklahoma, details about data centers are often shrouded in secrecy
• Education department forced to release key card data for Matt Langston

If you’d like to support Oklahoma Media Center, click here.

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Solving Sacramento

Solving Sacramento is a journalism collaborative that produces community news and solutions-focused coverage for Sacramento residents.

We work with local contributors to produce journalism from a solutions perspective, which offers an antidote to the typical doom-and-gloom coverage that contributes to audiences’ news burnout. Our small editorial team works everyday to rebuild trust in the media among our community members.

We have seven partners in our collaborative, which means our work is distributed by long-standing journalism institutions in our community. By supplying our readers with stories centered on solutions, we aim to cultivate hope among residents, who then feel empowered — and equipped — to make positive change for Sacramento. We also aim to build up the next generation of local journalists to serve our region.

We cover affordable housing, homelessness, economic equity, education, health, arts and the environment. We also have a monthly arts and culture podcast called “Creativity in the Capital,” a “Sac Art Pulse” print zine, two newsletters and Hangout Gigs, our video music series.

Here’s a look at some of the recent content being shared by Solving Sacramento:

• $2 million Creative Growth Fellowship aims to springboard, support Sacramento artists
• Capital Stage’s ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ is a fascinating journey from Lehman Brothers’ beginnings to its crash ending
• Federal cuts lead to uncertainty for foster care in Sacramento

If you’d like to support Solving Sacramento, click here.