FROM CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS:
“One of the hardest jobs we have as a regional 501(c)(3) nonprofit online news organization is building relationships with our readers throughout Western North Carolina,” said Carolina Public Press Executive Director Angie Newsome. “2015 is going to be an exciting year, because we’re not only continuing and expanding our News Exchange series, we’re also launching an event series called Newsmakers. It will focus on the top issues facing the region by bringing the region’s journalists and those in the news together for a nonpartisan public conversation that residents can participate in, too. We’re grateful that the Investigative News Network and the Knight Foundation supports our efforts to make real connections with readers and supporters throughout our region.”
Carolina Public Press — http://www.carolinapublicpress.org/ — $25,000 to organize a series of in-person News Exchange events to reach potential readers, subscribers and policymakers in 18 rural Blue Ridge mountain counties.
The Investigative News Network has announced eight winners of the second round of its INNovation Fund grants, for a total of $226,020.
The fund was established with the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to spur business innovation and experimentation in nonprofit newsrooms that are focused on audience engagement and long-term sustainability.
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