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We help lifetime journalists, committed organizers, and individuals looking to support their area start newsrooms with impact. We believe people who care should have a say in informing their community.
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We support founders meeting information needs in communities unserved, underserved or historically harmed by legacy media.
News organizations should be representative of their communities: people of color, women, gender-diverse individuals, and those without formal journalism training should be a part of their community's story.
Our founders know their communities best and always have the final say in what's right for their newsroom.
One of the best partnerships in TNC's brief history is getting even better, with the Wichita Foundation’s Press Forward Wichita renewing and enhancing its initial investment in three local news startups.
TNC member Samantha Carrillo talks about how the Uplift Chronicles serves the Black / African American and multicultural communities of Albuquerque and New Mexico.
This historic grant is designed to nourish the seeding of grassroots media-making and news entrepreneurship and will allow TNC to provide catalytic funding to Collective members to support their growth and sustainability.
Starting a news organization can feel like an insider’s game. We’re here to help founders break through historic barriers to entry.
Our network provides new founders with the support they need to build a newsroom that serves their community.
We reduce the cost of starting and growing a business to make it easier to get started, and our support allows founders to focus on building their newsroom.
Our technology resources means you have everything you need to quickly get up and publishing through web and newsletters, experiment with different revenue models and focus on the metrics that help you make informed decisions.
We work with expert partners across the field of journalism to get founders up and running and to develop the critical skills they need to build with confidence.
We're looking for people who share our mission and vision for a world where everyone has a role to play in creating relevant, accurate, and culturally-conscious local news and information.
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