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Mar 3, 2021 4 tweets 4 min read
New report by @Report4America, "Local News Philanthropy: Strong Signs of Positive Movement," demonstrates that the demand by communities for local news is healthy—it’s the industry’s business model that must change.

Read more: bit.ly/3bZwIMW Report for America's partner newsrooms raised $4.6 million in 2020, 61% more per reporter, largely from individual donors and a growing number of community foundations in 2020.

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Feb 19, 2021 4 tweets 5 min read
Polarization. Disinformation: These issues and more are connected to the crisis in local news—but there are solutions, says @Report4America's @stevenwaldman in the latest episode of @brianstelter's @ReliableSources podcast.

cnn.it/3udEcV0 Philanthropy can play a role in fighting polarization by supporting local news, as described in @stevenwaldman's recent @Philanthropy op-ed. philanthropy.com/article/the-mi…