We’re hiring: Executive Director / Publisher, Georgia Trust for Local News Position Summary The National Trust for Local News has an opening for one of the most exciting jobs in community journalism. We want a leader who’s eager to join us in building a new model for providing high-impact news to rural America. This work will have an immediate impact on more than a million Georgians while creating a national playbook for news organizations serving millions more. If you want

The Georgia Trust for Local News was created to prevent news deserts and stimulate creative solutions to build sustainable journalism in Middle Georgia. Those aims have been met, with the Georgia Trust now boasting a portfolio of 20 community titles, ranging from some of the state’s oldest newspapers to the startup The Macon Melody. The National Trust for Local News’s successful launch of the Georgia Trust wouldn’t have been possible without DuBose Porter, a 40-year veteran o

When classrooms shut down during the pandemic, Suzie Glassman worked as a freelancer while at home with her children. She suddenly had a front-row seat to her children’s schooling – and she noticed her daughter struggling. Her third grader was ultimately diagnosed with dyslexia – a late diagnosis Glassman said should have been caught sooner.  “I got a firsthand look at the flaws in the education system,” said Glassman. “I felt like the only reason she was diagnosed was becaus

The National Trust for Local News has hired Becca Blais, an entrepreneur and co-founder of Bluebonnet Data, as its first Head of Development.  With Bluebonnet Data, Blais focused on closing gaps in talent acquisition and data capacity in the civic sector. She also worked on local economic development in the City of Daytona Beach and in impact investing in small and medium-sized enterprises with the Stanford GSB Impact Fund.  Blais will bring her entrepreneurial passion to her

As the Macon Melody broadens its reach through expanded digital offerings, the startup newsroom recently launched The Riff , a weekday newsletter that reimagines how readers stay connected to their community. Melody Executive Editor Joshua Wilson and Sports Editor Micah Johnston designed the newsletter around a simple insight: People want to understand what's happening locally, but most weekday mornings don't allow time for deep reading. The Riff lands in readers’ inboxes wit

Preserving and strengthening local news requires a bold vision propelled by journalists in the field. To ignite fresh ideas and scale effective approaches at this pivotal time for local media, the National Trust for Local News (NTLN) launched its inaugural News Innovation Sprint, sponsored by the   Google News Initiative . Tom Wiley, CEO of the National Trust for Local News, said initiatives like the sprint  represent an important component of the nonprofit’s growth strategy,

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When I stepped out of academia four years ago to co-found the National Trust for Local News, I was answering a call that felt bigger than...