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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.
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Analyzing Syracuse’s growth: Central Current editor joins WCNY roundtable after mayor’s State of the City talk
Central Current editor-in-chief Julie McMahon appeared on a special episode of WCNY’s Connect as part of a roundtable discussion reacting to Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh’s 2022 State of the City speech.
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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
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Central Current colocates its newsroom at WCNY
The newsroom will be in a dynamic community space that will also serve as a café and venue for engaging public officials and other news figures.
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Central Current receives IRS approval as tax-exempt public charity
The IRS designated Central Current, Inc. as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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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, members give their time, money, and ideas to support a cause they believe in.
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Journalist and Storyteller Sean Kirst to Join Central Current
Sean is an award-winning journalist who has been a columnist for more than five years for the paper he read while growing up, The Buffalo News, and has just accepted a position as journalist-in-residence at Le Moyne College. Sean’s appointment will strengthen the College’s journalism programs and advance the College’s mission of fostering leadership and […]
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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 sector.
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Ben Cleeton: A visual storyteller explores The Town
In his visual documentation of Syracuse that its Black residents have nicknamed “the town,” Cleeton says, “I aim to rewrite commonplace representations of underprivileged neighborhoods that focus on crime, poverty, and violence …”