The 19th
Project Title
For general support
Date
Sep. 15, 2022
Duration
24 months
Description
Despite the majority of the American electorate being women and people of color, their voices and vantage points are often discounted in political news coverage. This is due in part to 73 percent of newspaper editors being men and 90 percent of them being white. Founded in 2020, the 19th is an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersection of gender, politics, and policy to ensure that everyone can be an equally empowered participant in American democracy. The 19th is building an inclusive news organization that faithfully captures the lived experiences of its diverse readers, as well as elevating the voices of women and LGBTQ+ people in regional news organizations across the country. With Corporation support, the 19th will continue to expand its newsroom and regional audiences as it works to facilitate social change through equity in journalism.
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Project Title
For general support
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
Research institutions have expressed repeated concerns about the social and political consequences of mainstream news media being produced under newsrooms that lack diverse perspectives and staff. Indeed, while women and people of color comprise the majority of the American electorate, the media often discounts their voices and vantage points in political news coverage. This might be explained, in part, by the fact that 73 percent of newspaper editors are men and 90 percent of them are white. Launched in 2020, which is the centennial anniversary of the nineteenth amendment, 19thNews is a nonpartisan digital news organization that elevates women journalists and journalists of color. Its editorial priorities include immigration, education, caregiving, the environment, and racial injustice. With Corporation support, the 19thwill continue to expand its diverse newsroom and regional audiences as it aims to facilitate social change through equity in journalism.
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Project Title
For support of its official launch and core reporting on policy issues affecting women’s lives
Date
Sep. 10, 2020
Duration
12 months
Description
Although women comprise 53 percent of the electorate and regularly vote at higher rates than men in elections, the political media landscape does not adequately reflect the voting public. Seventy-three (73) percent of news editors are men and 90 percent are white, and women wrote only 34 percent of all international and political news stories in 2018. Research institutions have expressed repeated concerns about the sociological and political effects of mainstream news being consistently produced by newsrooms that lack diversity. Launching in 2020, the 100###sup/sup### anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment’s ratification, 19th News is a nonpartisan digital news organization that aims to elevate the voices of women—and women of color in particular—in mainstream media. 19th News seeks to explore some of the most pressing policy areas affecting women across the country, including healthcare, voting rights, and access to the ballot box. With Corporation support, 19th News will officially launch its digital news platform, featuring a newsroom that reflects the racial and socioeconomic diversity of American women.