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States Newsroom
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| Formation | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Type | 501(c)(3)[1] |
| 84-2113822 | |
President | Chris Fitzsimon |
| Subsidiaries | 39 |
| Affiliations | 11 |
| Budget | $22 million (2024) |
| Staff | 220 (2024) |
| Website | statesnewsroom |
States Newsroom is a nonprofit news network in the United States. Its newsrooms focus mostly on state politics.[2][3][4][5][6]
States Newsroom grew out of NC Policy Watch, a progressive think tank founded in 2004 by Chris Fitzsimon, who said it "is sort of the model for the news sites we support".[7][8] He is States Newsroom's current president. In 2017, the project expanded, using the liberal group the Hopewell Fund as an incubator until 2019 when States Newsroom became an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit.[9][10][2]
- ^ "States Newsroom - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. May 9, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Joseph, Cameron. "This nonprofit has newsrooms in all 50 state capitals. Is it the future of state journalism?". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
While the news coverage strives to be balanced and nonpartisan, the sites' commentary section leans left.
- ^ Izadi, Elahe (December 6, 2021). "The troubling new void in local journalism — and the nonprofits trying to fill it". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
States Newsroom formed two years ago to attempt to fill a void in what many government watchdogs and civil-society experts believe is one of the biggest manifestations of the local journalism crisis: the dire shortage of reporters covering state government.
- ^ Robertson, Katie (October 7, 2022). "News on Statehouses, With a Twist: Covering All 50 at Once". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
States Newsroom, a network of nonprofit news outlets, now has a presence...
- ^ Skipworth, William (December 4, 2020). "Soros is not the mastermind behind Missouri Independent". @politifact. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
The Missouri Independent is a news outlet that was founded in October in partnership with States Newsroom, a national nonprofit funded by grants, donors and readers. It has created nonprofit news organizations in 19 U.S. states.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Borzi, Pat (January 14, 2020). "The Minnesota Reformer has launched. So what the hell is the Minnesota Reformer?". MinnPost. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ Rickert, Chris (January 4, 2020). "With 2020 in sight, dark-money sites look to distribute their versions of the news". Wisconsin State Journal. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
In addition to working in television news, States director and publisher Chris Fitzsimon founded a progressive think tank and the liberal news and commentary website NC Policy Watch, which he said is 'sort of the model for the news outlets we support.'
- ^ Scutari, Mike (August 19, 2020). ""Fill the Gaps." A Donor-Backed Outfit Aims to Reverse the Decline in Statehouse Reporting". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
Donors listed include the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, Google and the Wyss Foundation, but mostly individuals, along with 2,100 donations under $500 not listed.
- ^ Scire, Sarah (March 8, 2023). "Pew's Stateline finds a new home with nonprofit States Newsroom". Nieman Lab. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
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