Local Journalism (News Voices)

Local journalism plays a critical role in our communities. Communities deserve a critical role in local journalism.

It shapes our lives

Local news shapes our communities’ stories, which impacts our homes, education, health and jobs.

It holds leaders accountable 

Local journalism helps us hold our leaders accountable so they apply resources where we need them most. We need reporters keeping an eye on those in power.

It connects our communities

When journalists are connected to our communities, we become more connected to each other. This helps us work together to address local problems like gentrification, under-resourced schools and racial injustice.

It creates positive change

For our communities to thrive, we need to work closely with journalists to report our most important stories and use those stories to create positive change. This means working together.

News Voices is bringing communities and newsrooms together by:

Increasing community access to and engagement with local newsrooms

When our communities are missing from discussions about journalism, we aren’t involved in shaping its future. The stories told about us fail to include our voices. The more engaged we are with local media, the more local journalism reflects us, lifts up diverse voices and serves our needs.

News Voices organizes events, workshops and collaborative projects to build power with communities seeking a stronger voice in local news.

Strengthening news and information supporting our civic needs

We must find new ways to create and support local news and information. To do this, we must strengthen existing outlets that serve community needs while investing in new ideas meant to keep people civically engaged. The only way to accomplish that is by collectively taking action to support journalism in innovative ways.

At News Voices, we organize to supercharge community engagement, highlight underreported issues and build trust between journalists and the communities they serve. We also run advocacy campaigns to support local media and find new ways to fund it.