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Onondaga County youth detention center mismanages overtime, auditor says
One employee failed to take a full day off 82 of the last 132 weeks.
Author Seamus Kirst visits hometown Syracuse as latest book rises in popularity
Syracuse author Seamus Kirst plans to publish four more books in the next two years.
Syracuse lawmaker to take over as city’s I-81 project manager
Joe Driscoll will have to leave the council in July.
City Hall wants $1.5 million from DOJ to fund violence intervention in Syracuse
The application follows a push by the city to get funding to violence intervention programs.
Recent Stories
Central Current approved as member of nationally recognized Institute for Nonprofit News
INN supports more than 360 independent news organizations across the country.
Chris Libonati joins Central Current as 1st staff reporter
Central Current hired its first full-time staff reporter, thanks to funding and support from local philanthropic foundations.
Central Current is hiring a chief of staff
We are seeking a courageous, dedicated public servant with experience in operations, development, or sales to join our team.
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Central Current appoints new board members
New members bring leadership experience in community relations, journalism and business.
NonProfit News Movement
Houston philanthropies announce $20M to launch nonprofit newsroom
A group of Houston foundations announced it was contributing $20 million to launch a local news nonprofit newsroom.
Nieman Lab: Ohio Philanthropies Raise $5.8 million to launch a network of nonprofit newsrooms, starting with Cleveland
Cleveland is getting a new nonprofit news outlet, with a staff of 25 to start
The Membership Puzzle: Building healthy membership communities
The Membership Puzzle argues membership is a social contract between a news organization and the community it serves. With membership,…
Columbia Journalism Review: What I Learned from the Nonprofit News Revolution
As Dick Toefel steps down as president of ProPublica, he reflects on lessons he has learned working in nonprofit news…
Nieman Lab, INN: Individual philanthropy plays important role in growth of nonprofit journalism
Despite the chaos and uncertainty of 2020, it was a year of journalistic and financial growth for the nonprofit news…
