Congrats to the journalists, funders and the American Journalism Project working to bring more local news to Los Angeles!
Today, we are announcing the L.A. Local News Initiative, a new effort that will operate and support local newsrooms in Los Angeles to provide coverage at neighborhood, regional, and state levels — all in service of L.A. communities. This launch represents a growing movement of people across the country who recognize the important role of strong local news in our communities. We’re joined in this effort by a large coalition of nearly 2 dozen philanthropists, and almost as many media organizations — the initiative is launching with $15 million, and plans to keep raising money for this effort. We’re eager to see this work come to life in the months to come.
