The Solidarity Journalism Initiative is a research-based effort that helps journalists, educators, and students improve coverage of marginalized communities. Solidarity in journalism means that journalists stand for basic human dignity and against suffering, and is a practice of newsworthiness judgments, sourcing, and framing that centers the lived experiences of people.
Program Area: Public Square
Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
The Maynard Institute was founded to promote diversity and antiracism in the news media through improved coverage, hiring and business practices. They challenge the systemic lack of diversity in the news industry through training, collaborations and convenings.
International Women’s Media Foundation
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is the only global organization built to serve the holistic needs of women and nonbinary journalists. They are a bold and inclusive organization that supports journalists where they are with awards, reporting opportunities, fellowships, grants, safety training and emergency aid.
City Bureau NFP
City Bureau is hiring a part-time coordinator to support an informal collective of community news partners to develop a theory of change, definitions, public communication, future convenings and other structures to realize their shared vision for the future of local media.
MuckRock Foundation, Inc.
This grant is to provide general operating support for MuckRock, whose work connects community engagement, freedom of information and journalism collaboration to ensure that newsrooms and citizens can access critical informaiton about their government.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press provides pro bono legal representation, amicus curiae support, and other legal resources to protect First Amendment freedoms and the newsgathering rights of journalists.
Chalkbeat Inc.
This project grant supports the Sunnylands Local News Initiative as run by Chalkbeat, will work to reimagine, revitalize, and resource local news in service of our democracy through a series of research, gatherings, and coordinated convenings.
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
To support the Media, Inequality and Change Center’s (MIC) Compass Fellowship Program in continuing to strengthen the ties between academia and practice on tech and telecom issues.
Internews Network
The Listening Post Collective, a project of Internews, uses strategy and capacity building for local and community news primarily led by and serving Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, to build engaged and trusted journalism. Their programs focus on news deserts and place-based community media systems.
Multicultural Media & Correspondents Association
The Multicultural Media & Correspondents Association (MMCA) is a growing group of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) media stakeholders, advocates, and allies resolved to get more content, more ownership, more impact, and more control of our story and of where, when and how its told.