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Carnegie Corporation of New York Contributes $5 Million to National Initiative Focused on Revitalizing Local News

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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The Corporation is awarding $5 million in addition to its existing portfolio of media grants.

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  • The Corporation is awarding $5 million in addition to its existing portfolio of media grants.
  • Introducing #PressForward: An unprecedented philanthropic collaboration to inform and engage communities by bolstering local news with an investment of over $500M.
  • Since 2005, approximately 2,200 local newspapers have closed, resulting in 20 percent of Americans living in “news deserts” with little to no reliable coverage of important local events.
  • Investments in nonpartisan public policy development, analysis, and advocacy are needed at the local, state, and national levels.

Press Forward Will Award More Than $500 Million to Revitalize Local News

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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CHICAGO, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of 22 donors today announced Press Forward, a national initiative to strengthen communities and democracy by supporting local news and information with an infusion of more than a half-billion dollars over the next five years. Press Forward will enhance local journalism at an unprecedented level to re-center local news as a force for community cohesion; support new models and solutions that are ready to scale; and close longstanding inequities in journalism coverage and practice. 

Key Points: 
  • Press Forward seeks to reverse the dramatic decline in local news that has coincided with an increasingly divided America and weakening trust in institutions.
  • National, regional, local, and issue-specific funders co-designed Press Forward with the aim of deploying significant new resources to the field through greater coordination and peer learning.
  • Organizations interested in Press Forward can sign up for updates to learn more about applying for future grants.
  • Press Forward welcomes and continues to invite additional funders to enhance nonprofit, public, and for-profit news and information.

Former White House Domestic Policy Council Directors Launch National Citizens' Initiative to Address Hate-Fueled Violence

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At today's United We Stand Summit at the White House to counter hate-fueled violence, a bipartisan group of former Directors of the White House Domestic Policy Council from the last three presidential administrations announced Dignity.us,  a Citizens' Initiative to Address Hate-Fueled Violence in America. The non-partisan effort addresses a disturbing and accelerating decline in mutual trust in America and an increase in targeted hate and violence. Hate-fueled violence, for which data was first collected in 1990, has reached levels not seen since the aftermath of 9/11 and undercuts the bonds of mutual respect that make self-government possible.

Key Points: 
  • The non-partisan effort addresses a disturbing and accelerating decline in mutual trust in America and an increase in targeted hate and violence.
  • Hate-fueled violence, for which data was first collected in 1990, has reached levels not seen since the aftermath of 9/11 and undercuts the bonds of mutual respect that make self-government possible.
  • We will learn from communities that have experienced hatred and violence, together with others working on this challenge, to boost prevention, response, resilience and renewal."
  • Dignity.us invites the American people to share testimonials, insights and ideas for how to address targeted violence and division in America at Dignity.us .

Trust Project Adds 27 Leading Local, Community Sites and Newsletters

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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PACIFICA, Calif., May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Native American news site and 24 local news sites – some over 150 years old - representing 27 news vehicles in all have earned the Trust Mark, accelerating the Trust Project's campaign to elevate trustworthy news.

Key Points: 
  • The Trust Indicators will be shown for the first time on a Native American-owned news site and on two newsletters.
  • With the 8 Trust Indicators, they clearly stand out from pay-to-play and hyper-partisan sites that distort facts to serve their agendas.
  • With this group, the Trust Indicators will be shown for the first time on a Native American-focused news site and on trustworthy, journalism-driven newsletters.
  • The Trust Project, Trust Indicators and Trust Mark logo are exclusive trademarks of The Trust Project.

Arabella Advisors Announces Isaiah Castilla as Newest Managing Director, Based in Washington, DC

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Thursday, February 10, 2022
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Washington DC, Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arabella Advisors is thrilled to announce that Isaiah Castilla has joined the firm as a Managing Director based in Washington, DC.

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  • Washington DC, Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arabella Advisors is thrilled to announce that Isaiah Castilla has joined the firm as a Managing Director based in Washington, DC.
  • Castilla brings to the Arabella team significant expertise with issues including environmental justice, civic engagement and democracy, and criminal justice and policing reform.
  • My work at Democracy Fund directly exposed me to the best-in-class services Arabella offers to social changemakers and their funder partners, says Castilla.
  • Arabella is thrilled to have Isaiah Castilla join our team, said company CEO Sampriti Ganguli.

Trust Project Announces Network Expansion and Strengthening in Brazil

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
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PACIFICA, Calif., Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- At a critical moment to expand access to trustworthy journalism in Latin America's largest country, three Brazilian news sites -- GZH, Jornal do Commercio and Ponte Jornalismo – are now showing the 8 Trust Indicators® on their pages, earning the Trust Mark logo and joining the Trust Project global network of more than 240 news organizations committed to transparency, integrity, and accuracy. In addition, five Brazilian Trust Project news partners - Agência Mural, Folha de S. Paulo, Nexo Jornal, O Povo and Poder360 – have completed the full set of 8 Trust Indicators by adding two: References and Methods. The Trust Network now extends to all five geographic regions in Brazil, including 6 states and the Federal District (Brasília).

Key Points: 
  • The Trust Network now extends to all five geographic regions in Brazil, including 6 states and the Federal District (Braslia).
  • Trust Project policies and the 8 Trust Indicators are shaped and enforced independently from the project's funding sources.
  • The Trust Project is a global network of news organizations working to affirm and amplify journalism's commitment to transparency, accuracy and inclusion.
  • The Trust Project, Trust Indicators and Trust Mark logo are exclusive trademarks of The Trust Project.

New Study: Leftward Shift Among Democrats and Independents While Republicans Stagnate Has Led to Wide Polarization Among Americans on Identity Issues

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Thursday, October 21, 2021
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The longer-term context for the re-emergence of identity issues includes a remarkable and ongoing shift in attitudes about topics related to racial, ethnic, religious, and national identities.

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  • The longer-term context for the re-emergence of identity issues includes a remarkable and ongoing shift in attitudes about topics related to racial, ethnic, religious, and national identities.
  • After decades of relative stasis in racial attitudes, Democrats have become dramatically more liberal over the past several years while Republicans have not moved on these issues.
  • The long-term consequence of these shifts was even more partisan polarization on racial issues.
  • Americans overall liberalization on identity issues masks the fact that Republicans have barely shifted.

The Trust Project Expands Network and Wins New Funding

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
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The global Trust Network now extends to Panama and across 43 of the 50 United States, including a new, on-air presence in broadcast.

Key Points: 
  • The global Trust Network now extends to Panama and across 43 of the 50 United States, including a new, on-air presence in broadcast.
  • The nonprofit also announced renewed funding from Democracy Fund to amplify trustworthy journalism as a means to support the democratic process.
  • The Trust Mark logo indicates that a site has made specific commitments and shows on its pages the 8 Trust Indicators, a global standard for news transparency and integrity.
  • Developed by The Trust Project in collaboration with both the public and leaders in news organizations worldwide, the 8 Trust Indicators help news media hold themselves accountable and dedicate themselves to the public interest.

The Trust Project Expands Network and Wins New Funding

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 15, 2021
The Trust Project, Media transparency

The global Trust Network now extends to Panama and across 43 of the 50 United States, including a new, on-air presence in broadcast.

Key Points: 
  • The global Trust Network now extends to Panama and across 43 of the 50 United States, including a new, on-air presence in broadcast.
  • The nonprofit also announced renewed funding from Democracy Fund to amplify trustworthy journalism as a means to support the democratic process.
  • The Trust Mark logo indicates that a site has made specific commitments and shows on its pages the 8 Trust Indicators, a global standard for news transparency and integrity.
  • Developed by The Trust Project in collaboration with both the public and leaders in news organizations worldwide, the 8 Trust Indicators help news media hold themselves accountable and dedicate themselves to the public interest.

Democracy Fund, UCLA Release First Dataset From Largest 2020 Public Opinion Study

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Thursday, February 27, 2020
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The Democracy Fund Voter Study Group and UCLA today released the first dataset from its massive study of the American electorate.

Key Points: 
  • The Democracy Fund Voter Study Group and UCLA today released the first dataset from its massive study of the American electorate.
  • The study was designed and managed by Nationscape Principal Investigators Chris Tausanovitch and Lynn Vavreck, and is fielded weekly by market research platform Lucid.
  • The Democracy Fund Voter Study Group is led by Director Alicia Kolar Prevost, Research Director Robert Griffin, Senior Research Advisor John Sides, and Democracy Funds Lauren Strayer.
  • The Democracy Fund Voter Study Group is a research collaboration of more than two dozen analysts and scholars from across the political spectrum.