“To further our decades-long commitment to supporting informed and engaged communities through the stability and growth of local news organizations, we’re announcing a significant increase in our commitment to strengthening local journalism with a $150 million, five-year anchor investment in Press Forward, a new collaborative effort spearheaded by the MacArthur Foundation that aims to enhance the growth, expansion and sustainability of local news organizations across the country,” the foundation said in a written statement shared with the Beltway.
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The foundation also announced an additional $18 million in grants.
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