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On the Front Lines with Community Media: Responding to the Moment

September 30, 2025

12:00 pm ET

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Independent, community-rooted publishers are facing extraordinary pressures—from DEI backlash and anti-immigrant policies to politically motivated funding cuts. In this exclusive briefing, newsroom leaders Georgia Fort (BLCK Press), Sophia Qureshi (285 South), Crystal Good (Black By God) and Oscar Guevara (MG News) will share how these challenges affect their work and how they’re adapting to serve their communities.

They’ll be joined by Marissa Tirona (GCIR), Veronika Geronimo (Four Freedoms Fund) and Aldita Gallardo (Aldita Gallardo Consulting), reflecting on what they’re seeing in the field and how philanthropy can make a difference.

A rare chance for funders to gain unfiltered insight and engage in candid, peer-level discussion about sustaining trusted local journalism.

Presenters:

Newsroom Leaders

  • Georgia Fort (BLCK Press)
  • Sophia Qureshi (285 South)
  • Crystal Good (Black By God)
  • Oscar Guevara (MG News) 
  • Alondra Madrigal (MG News)

Funders

  • Marissa Tirona (GCIR)
  • Veronika Geronimo (Four Freedoms Fund)
  • Aldita Gallardo (Aldita Gallardo Consulting)

Moderator

Tracie Powell, Founder of The Pivot Fund