Mississippi Free Press is First State Paper with Dedicated Coverage of Choctaw Nation

The Mississippi Free Press is a nonprofit newsroom that delivers in-depth reporting on systemic challenges and explores solutions for a stronger Mississippi. 

The outlet used Pivot funding to hire a full-time reporter to cover the Choctaw Nation, the only federally recognized tribe in Mississippi, The reporter, Roger Amos, is himself a member of the Choctaw Nation, which has largely been ignored by traditional media.