Frustration over a lack of transparency has been amplified by the newsroom’s status as “the gold standard of nonprofit journalism” and a role model other outlets have been encouraged to follow.
“Any national donor large enough to put out press releases that issues one about making a bunch of $25,000 grants is either trying to fool other people or themselves.”
“These skills are in some ways very similar to doing journalism. As that was impressed upon the cohort, that helped make a shift: It helped give people a mindset where they felt more confident and realized, ‘Yes, I do have the skills to do this.'”
To choose its newest place of focus, the nonprofit education network asked supporters to nominate their own cities — and to help find local funders long before launch.
Schmidt, Christine. "“Inextricably linked”: How Chalkbeat works with local funders to start its local bureaus." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 29 May. 2019. Web. 30 Jan. 2025.
APA
Schmidt, C. (2019, May. 29). “Inextricably linked”: How Chalkbeat works with local funders to start its local bureaus. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 30, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/05/inextricably-linked-how-chalkbeat-works-with-local-funders-to-start-its-local-bureaus/
Chicago
Schmidt, Christine. "“Inextricably linked”: How Chalkbeat works with local funders to start its local bureaus." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 29, 2019. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/05/inextricably-linked-how-chalkbeat-works-with-local-funders-to-start-its-local-bureaus/.
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