A coalition of 22 foundations will invest a half billion dollars to support local news. It is a national movement that Philadelphia helped inspire and that we should embrace, Jim Friedlich writes.
with no reliable, independent coverage of local government, schools, or current events.
Into this void have stepped an array of forces that threaten to destroy not only high-quality local journalism, but the American democracy that it supports. Just last week, that the world’s largest digital information providers — including Twitter, Facebook, and Google — “are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election.”, the nonprofit owner of The Inquirer, will embark on a coordinated effort to help address this problem at scale.
With close to two dozen funders, Press Forward is by far the largest ever coordinated philanthropic effort to support local news. It is especially encouraging that several Press Forward funders told me that this is their first foray into journalism funding; their capital is intended to help ensure a healthy American democracy secured by a strong, independent local press.
The launch of Press Forward is both worth celebrating and keeping in perspective. A half-billion dollars for local news sounds like a lot of money. It is not — at least not relative to the scope of the problem or the powerful forces arrayed against independent journalism. If wisely deployed, the new funding will have a multiplier effect, attracting additional dollars and building solutions that scale.
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