Philanthropies pledge $500 million to address local news crisis
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/07/1198029284/macarthur-knight-journalism-news-press-forward

* severe financial pressure
* "Press Forward," initiative seeks to nurture, sustain new models for funding journalism
* >20 charitable organizations  led by MacArthur Foundation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacArthur_Foundation
*  1/5 of U.S. lives in so-called "news deserts" w. little/no reliable coverage of major local developments

https://persagen.com >> search: MacArthur Foundation"

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