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Mark Glaser
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Advisor + Consultant supporting local news for Knight Foundation, Tiny News Collective and Press Forward. Founder of MediaShift.org. Santa Fe, New Mexico
More on the Media Lab and its plan to pair social media creators and journalists in L.A.:

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Announcing the L.A. TACO Media Lab: For the Future of Local Journalism In Los Angeles ~ L.A. TACO
To start, we’re teaming up with the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism to help provide education and training expertise to a new generation of journalists. The school has developed ...
lataco.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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January 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
And we also give shout-outs to Black by God | The West Virginian, Harvey World Herald, Project Optimist, Eden Prairie Local News and Four Points Press for receiving grants for their important work.
January 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
That includes communities based in language, faith traditions, professional backgrounds, racial and ethnic identities, shared interests, diasporas, etc.
January 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Have a wonderful, restful holiday season and be sure to follow all the news about local news in News @ Knight in the new year! /5

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News @ Knight | Knight Foundation | Substack
The future of news, now. Click to read News @ Knight, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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December 19, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Also, many large nonprofit newsrooms merged, and others had expansions to cover news deserts, with funding from AJP. Plus, @knightfdn.bsky.social launched a new Growth Challenge Fund to support expansion of for-profit and nonprofit newsrooms. /4

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The Knight Growth Challenge Fund
Designed to support selected news outlets that have proven journalistic and business prowess and a solid business plan for sustainability
knightfoundation.org
December 19, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Public policy supporting local news also hit an all-time high, with NY state passing a tax credit bill for $90M over 3 years, Illinois passing a bill for $25M over 5 years, with California making a deal with Google to spend $250M over five years. /3

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New York legislature passes historic journalism jobs tax credit | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
newsguild.org
December 19, 2024 at 5:26 PM
An incredible higlight of the year was #PressForward announcing $100K grants to 205 smallish newsrooms including at least one in every state. With aligned funding, Press Forward has disbursed more than $170M this year! /2

www.pressforward.news/press-forwar...
Press Forward Awards $20 Million To 205 Local News Outlets
Two hundred and five small local news outlets - including one in every U.S. state - will receive a share of $20 million to close persistent coverage gaps in their communities, thanks to funding from P...
www.pressforward.news
December 19, 2024 at 5:26 PM