Industry collaboration is one of our four strategic pillars.
Here are recent articles about our collaboratives and work in the industry to support news media collaboration.
News is Out, Word In Black, and Comcast NBCUniversal Welcomes 16 Journalism Fellows to Cover Black and LGBTQ+ Communities
Philadelphia (April 15, 2024) — Today, News is Out and Word In Black, together announced the 16 fellows selected for The Digital Equity Local Voices Lab, a new initiative powered by Comcast NBCUniversal to place journalists at 16 Black and LGBTQ+ serving news publications across the country. During the year-long fellowship, the group will receive the training and resources needed to tell stories within marginalized communities through media and…
LMA/LMF 2023 Impact Report
We’re proud to share inspiring stories of news media organizations that have benefited from our programs Dear friends and colleagues in the local media industry, When we launched the Lab for Journalism Funding three years ago, we knew it would be essential for the industry. Watching one of our lab alumni hire 20 new reporters…
Comcast NBCUniversal partners with News is Out and Word In Black to launch fellowship program that highlights Black and LGBTQ+ Issues
Digital Equity Local Voices Lab fellows to be placed at 16 local publications to receive training and create content Philadelphia (February 6, 2024) — News is Out, a queer media collaborative of six of the nation’s legendary LGBTQ+ publications, and Word In Black, a collaborative of ten of the nation’s legendary Black publishers, are joining…
A startup backed by legacy media: The Word In Black case study
It was the Sunday after the murder of George Floyd, and I know exactly where I was sitting in my house when Elinor Tatum, publisher of the New York Amsterdam News, called me. Always a visionary, Tatum quickly communicated that efforts were underway to support racial equity efforts in our country philanthropically, and she did…
Word In Black, groundbreaking collaborative with 10 legendary Black publishers, incorporates as public benefit company
Move comes three years after site launched; is expected to accelerate growth Contact: Julia Campbell, Local Media Foundation, julia.campbell@localmedia.org (January 9, 2024) — The long-anticipated day has finally arrived for 10 of the nation’s most trusted and innovative Black publishers, who have worked hard over the past three years to grow Word In Black into…
Lessons for rebuilding news trust from climate science
If you work in local news, you see it in your metrics: the erosion of the audience for news. Any conversation about sustainability has to address the root causes of this trend, two of which are declining trust in media and active avoidance of news. The latest Gallup poll on media trust released in October…
What journalists should know about covering climate migration
“Our level of ambition toward climate adaptation is woefully inadequate.” That assessment was just one part of a lively discussion with Dr. AR Siders, a professor at University of Delaware specializing in climate migration and climate adaptation issues, during a conversation with news organizations in the LMA Covering Climate Collaborative. Siders began by stressing the…
VNN Oklahoma wins inaugural RevContent Local Reporting Award
The RevContent Local Reporting Award recognizes local reporting projects or articles that significantly impacted their community. This year’s winner was Verified News Network in Oklahoma. VNN’s investigative work brings important information and stories to light about the Native American community in Oklahoma directly from the Indigenous perspective. RevContent, a content marketing and native advertising marketing…
Collins: How Oklahoma research on news consumption came about, and how it will help
Last week, Oklahoma Media Center released a groundbreaking academic study sharing research findings on how Oklahomans consume news in rural news deserts and underserved metro communities in the state. Rob Collins, executive director of OMC, answered questions about the study and the upcoming training and grant phase. How long have you been with Oklahoma Media…
IRA at One Year: What’s Worked, What’s Ahead
Princeton’s Jesse Jenkins Speaks to LMA Climate Collaborative Journalists on One Year Anniversary of Historic Climate Legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act At the end of August, the Local Media Association Covering Climate Collaborative welcomed Princeton assistant professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dr. Jesse Jenkins to join its monthly call to evaluate the first year…
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