Rebuild Local News

Rebuild Local News (Rebuild) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advances public policies to counter the collapse of local news, revitalize community journalism, and strengthen democracy. It hosts a national coalition that represents more than 3,000 locally owned and nonprofit, community-based newsrooms across the United States. This general operating grant supports Rebuild’s programmatic and educational mission, including collaborating with its coalition members to develop state- and local-level policies that aim to increase public support for local news.

Rebuild Local News is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advances public policies to counter the collapse of local news, revitalize community journalism, and strengthen democracy. It hosts a national coalition of local news media organizations, press associations, publishers, labor unions, foundations, and civic groups that represent more than 3,000 locally owned and nonprofit, community-based newsrooms across the United States. Rebuild Local News, which was launched in early 2023 as an independent nonprofit, is using this general support grant to roll out a set of activities in collaboration with its coalition members to develop state and local level policies that can lead to $1 billion per year in public support for local news by 2033.

The Rebuild Local News Coalition seeks to stabilize and strengthen the local news industry by supporting policy analysis, public education, and coalition-building. The Coalition represents over 3,000 newsrooms in all 50 states and advocates for local, state, and federal public policies that can address the financial challenges facing local news. The intended outcome of this project is to raise awareness about, and build momentum towards, public policies that can support the sustainability of local journalism.