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El Tecolote reimagines journalism to deepen community connections

More than a dozen domestic workers and day laborers took to the stage in March to educate fellow community members about their rights, particularly around sick leave. The performance was part of a reporting series produced by El Tecolote Newspaper, one of the oldest news organizations serving San Francisco’s heavily Latino Mission District. While nervous performers worriedContinue reading “El Tecolote reimagines journalism to deepen community connections”

Youth Sports Coverage is Fueling Big Revenue and Audience Growth

LaGrange, Georgia, is a big sports town. “Whether it’s T-ball, high school football…that’s where you can see the unity in the community,” said BeeTV owner April Ross. So when The Pivot Fund decided to invest in BeeTV, Ross knew she wanted to use some of that funding to make sports a big part of theContinue reading “Youth Sports Coverage is Fueling Big Revenue and Audience Growth”

Fighting News Deserts for Spanish Speakers in Georgia

Monica Pirela knows how it feels to be on the outside. Pirela runs Notivision Georgia. Each week, she broadcasts a 12-minute Spanish-language newscast aimed at her area. Pirela reports and her husband, Jay Cruz, runs the camera. That’s all that keeps the Spanish-speaking community in Warner Robins, Georgia, from being on the outside in aContinue reading “Fighting News Deserts for Spanish Speakers in Georgia”

What Happens When Communities Are The Grantmakers?

Earlier this summer, I delivered the keynote to nearly 70 journalism students and faculty at the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change in Austria. The speech focused on the role of the media in creating a just civil society and why we at The Pivot Fund believe disrupting journalism philanthropy is key to creatingContinue reading “What Happens When Communities Are The Grantmakers?”

Meet The Pivot Fund’s first grantees

The Pivot Fund’s first grantees are Georgia news organizations serving diverse communities. We started by asking community members where they find reliable information. That led us to the news organizations that have their trust.  The Pivot Fund has selected seven Georgia news organizations that reach Black, Hispanic, and Asian-American audiences to receive a combined $2Continue reading “Meet The Pivot Fund’s first grantees”

The Root and the case for culturally competent Black media

Sometimes Things Just End The Root — a digital website that boasts that it provides news with a Black perspective for Black people —  has lost more than two-thirds of its writers, journalists, popular and noted columnists, and content producers, an analysis of the masthead shows.  In April, the site’s former celebrated editor-in-chief, Danielle Belton,Continue reading “The Root and the case for culturally competent Black media”

Reconnecting with advertisers in a post-pandemic world

Two years into a global pandemic, the advertising rules for local news organizations have been upended. Unable to go into stories or access newspapers, an entire consumer base has been re-educated to interact digitally with brands, including local businesses.  Building loyalty and memberships are now even more important when it comes to our brands andContinue reading “Reconnecting with advertisers in a post-pandemic world”