Free Press
Project Title
For a project to support local journalism in New Jersey
Date
Sep. 08, 2016
Duration
18 months
Description
Like many states, New Jersey’s local journalism outlets have struggled in recent years, contending with increasingly limited revenues and resources. As a result, New Jersey residents’ access to community news is shrinking, an alarming trend given the importance of an informed citizenry to a healthy democracy. Free Press, a national, nonpartisan media nonprofit, aims to counter this development by launching a campaign to reserve part of the revenues from an upcoming FCC action to establish an endowment for local journalism in the state. With Corporation support, Free Press will conduct popular education and press outreach; identify and work with key stakeholders; host community engagement events; and conduct original research and policy development to support the campaign.