"You say you re giving more dollars to BIPOC newsrooms? Well, you re actually giving to intermediaries who are filtering down those dollars to BIPOC newsrooms. But they re not filtering down enough."
The $500 million Press Forward Initiative aims to "move resources to newsrooms and organizations that are improving diversity of experience and thought."
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The Press Forward $500 million announcement is a major opportunity for a deeper conversation on impact of local news and trust that communities place in journalism.
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