A holiday appeal to help support professional journalism from local nonprofits Somerville Media Center and Somerville Wire (Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism) It’s tough to have a democracy without professional news outlets producing the carefully curated information people need to be engaged residents of their communities week in and week out. With major news corporations […]
GIVE NOW AND HAVE YOUR DONATION MATCHED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR!
A special message from BINJ Executive Director Jason Pramas: SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM IN NOV & DEC 2022, FIRST $15,000 MATCHED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR Two-month Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism fundraiser to be amplified by the Institute for Nonprofit News and the Miami Foundation November 1, 2022 I am pleased to announce that the Boston Institute […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: September 6, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
“Evicted” Art Show Opening Sept 10 … and More! Article OPINION: TROUBLE WITH A CAPITAL T “The Fair Share Amendment is our best chance to raise more revenue and say that safety, public transit, education, and our future are worth paying for.” Short Timely art show, “Evicted,” is opening on September 10 at the Armory […]
SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE: MAJOR FUNDERS NEED TO GIVE EQUALLY TO ALL NONPROFIT NEWS OUTLETS
Because the current practice of “every outlet for itself” is absolutely failing to rebuild local news in the US The original mandate of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism was to produce longform investigative reporting and syndicate it to independent community news outlets around Massachusetts that cannot afford to produce deep dives themselves. Seven years […]
EDITORIAL: SOMERVILLE MEDIA FUND GIVES FIRST TWO GRANTS
Somerville Media Center and Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism get equal shares of donations raised from community members I’m pleased to report that about 20 Somervillians became the first donors to the new Somerville Media Fund this spring. Generously giving $2,330.02 to help the Fund’s initial two member news organizations—Somerville Media Center and Boston Institute […]