COMING SOON: Local news for L.A.
We’re launching a nonprofit news organization to ensure all L.A. communities get the news and information they need and to make L.A. a better, stronger city.
Who we are
The L.A. Local News Initiative is a coalition of local leaders in media and philanthropy.
Our goal is to provide free access to high-quality news and information that fosters civic engagement, increases accountability, builds trust, and uplifts our communities. We’re launching a new nonprofit organization that operates community newsrooms, invests in shared region wide accountability reporting by LAist and CalMatters, and fosters collaboration among a growing group of local media and university partners to bring more journalism to more people. Our yet-to-be named newsrooms will add more than three dozen local journalism jobs, incorporating the pioneering Boyle Heights Beat, a bilingual community newsroom offering “noticias por y para la comunidad,” or “news by and for the community,” and replicating their model across the city to increase neighborhood and community level reporting across Los Angeles.
Our strategy
We surveyed the existing news landscape and spoke to 900 Angelenos across 244 zip codes to learn about what people need, how they get their information, and where opportunities exist to reimagine local news in Los Angeles. As a result, our strategies are:
Fill gaps
Foster collaboration
