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”
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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”
That time when we interviewed OZY.com’s Carlos Watson in 2015
OZY.com is currently in the news for all the wrong reasons. News reports about fraud, inflated value, and inflated reach are dogging co-founder Carlos Watson. Just six years ago, AllDigitocracy (now The Pivot Fund) interviewed Watson about mistakes he’d made and challenges he faced in launching OZY.com. Watch it now.