Sustainability for publishers of color is one of our four strategic pillars. We execute on this pillar through our Digital Transformation Lab, the Fund for Black Journalism, and the Word In Black collaborative, among other key initiatives.
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion: Local Media Association, Local Media Foundation, their boards of directors, leadership, staff, and partners are committed to creating, supporting, and sustaining an inclusive community. We strive to ensure that all of our programs, services, and content reflect a world that invites the broadest possible participation. We recognize, however, that while pursuing that ideal is desirable, our industry continues to struggle with representation, and sometimes our own work doesn’t achieve that North Star. LMA and LMF are strategically investing in local media’s future by specifically supporting diversity, equity and inclusive initiatives.
Here are recent articles highlighting our initiatives toward sustainability for publishers of color, and toward diversity, equity and inclusion.
Creating a local journalism ecosystem ‘so juicy no one would want to resist’ — Q&A with Alicia Bell, director of the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund at Borealis Philanthropy
Alicia Bell was hired to lead the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund at Borealis Philanthropy in October 2021, with a goal to distribute resources, lead with compassion, and help build a fairer media industry that serves audiences made up of people of color. Prior to joining Borealis Philanthropy, Bell worked at the intersection of media […]
LMA to launch Technology Resource Center for media industry, supported by Google News Initiative
Technology can be an accelerant or a roadblock on the path to sustainability and growth for local media organizations. To help them achieve the best possible outcomes from investments in enabling platforms, Local Media Association plans to launch a Technology Resource Center in early 2022, with support from Google News Initiative. The LMA Technology Resource […]
What Word In Black is learning from launching a national newsletter
Digital startup Word In Black has a lofty goal to reach 500,000 newsletter subscribers in the next two years. With support from the Google News Initiative and Local Media Association, founding members recently agreed to fund three low-cost initiatives to boost newsletter subscriptions. They gained an added benefit from these audience growth initiatives: they generated […]
Q&A with Tracie Powell on disrupting philanthropy, organizational culture, and challenges to the journalism industry
Tracie Powell is an innovator, journalist and leader with a broad background across the media industry and philanthropic community. Powell most recently launched The Pivot Fund, which seeks to invest $500 million into BIPOCTM (Black, Indigenous, other people of color, and traditionally marginalized)-led news organizations that serve communities of color. She is also the founder […]
Juneteenth makes Word In Black collaboration, website, newsletter launch more meaningful
“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.” — Toni Morrison Despite being a person of color, I was never taught about Juneteenth. I became aware of the date, the horrible delayed history, and the celebration of that day that would follow, only when I moved to Texas several years […]
Sahan Journal transforms reporting covering immigrants, refugees, and communities of color during COVID-19 and racial justice uprising
By Camryn Allen and Emilie Lutostanski • Local Media Association Nonprofit news organization Sahan Journal launched in August 2019 with the express purpose of providing journalism “for, by and about” the newest Minnesotans — Latino, Somali and Hmong Minnesotans, as well as many other communities that bring rich cultural heritage and social strength to the […]
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