RCFP announces $1.25 million from Press Forward in new grant support for Local Legal Initiative

Poynter receives Press Forward funding as part of project to preserve local online news content

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (July 16, 2025) – The Poynter Institute will work with partners on a project to help local news organizations preserve vital online news archives, with funding from […] The post Poynter receives Press Forward funding as part of project to preserve local online news content appeared first on Poynter.

RCFP announces $1.25 million from Press Forward in new grant support for Local Legal Initiative

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today announced $1.25 million in new funding from Press Forward, a national initiative to reimagine local news. With this grant, the Reporters Committee will expand its Local Legal Initiative — which provides dedicated, on-the-ground legal support for local journalists and newsrooms doing critical investigative and enterprise stories in their communities. The three-year grant was awarded as part o…

MuckRock, NFOIC and other leading transparency groups receive $1.25M Press Forward grant to help local journalists obtain government records

Journalism relies on public records, but transparency laws are weakening nationwide, with longer response times, high fees and more frequent rejections. Agencies know that few newsrooms can research and push back on denials, and even fewer can litigate. This blocks both critical local accountability reporting and enterprise investigations, leaving the public in the dark.

Press Forward announces $22.7M in grants to 22 newsroom projects, after announcing $20M in grants to 205 small local newsrooms last fall

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MuckRock, NFOIC and other leading transparency groups receive $1.25M Press Forward grant to help local journalists obtain government records - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition

Journalism relies on public records, but transparency laws are weakening nationwide, with longer response times, high fees and more frequent rejections. Agencies know that few newsrooms can research and push back on denials, and even fewer can litigate. This blocks both critical local accountability reporting and enterprise investigations, leaving the public in the dark. A new partnership led by MuckRock and involving the National Freedom of Inf…

LION Publishers receives $1 million Press Forward infrastructure grant - LION Publishers

The funding will be used to provide financial and HR support to up to 80 independent newsrooms over three years.