Nonprofit CalMatters Finds Tech That Works For Local Journalism

The News Project offers a suite of publisher tools to sites that are adopting member-supported, often nonprofit journalism models. It bundles together a number of services that are too expensive for a local news publications.

CalMatters CEO, Neil Chase, notes that “Local news is collapsing because the business model changed. There is no longer a business model for for-profit journalism based on local advertising that is sustainable in maybe any market.”

Merrill Brown, The News Project's founder and CEO, says, “We are entering a whole new era of entrepreneurial news. The products that will replace the local metro newspaper will be done by much smaller newsrooms, and they need the proper tools and tech to create profitable, sustainable businesses.” The News Project provides these tools and tech to local news publications.

If you are a provider offering services or a publisher looking for affordable tools and services, we would love to hear from you.

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