As traditional media faces growing challenges in the modern world, nonprofits are stepping up to fill the gaps—empowering independent voices, fostering investigative reporting, and ensuring that vital stories reach underserved audiences.
The Journalism and News Media ecosystem highlights the organizations that are reshaping the future of news and enhancing the quality, independence, and reach of journalism to provide the public with reliable and diverse information for informed decision-making.
Using Impala’s new U.S. Democracy Hub, we can gain unparalleled insights into this ecosystem, connecting critical data on the nonprofits and funders powering this essential movement. If you work or support this sector, access to this information could be the key to greater success.
Here are a few main insights from Impala's data on the Journalism and News Media ecosystem from 2018-2022:
🏢 Largest Organization: PBS
💸 Biggest Funder: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
🏆 Largest Grant Given: $71.1M from Corporation for Public Broadcasting to PBS
🚀 Fastest Growing Organization: More Perfect Union
🤝 Organization with the Most New Funders: ProPublica
👥📈 Nonprofit with the Fastest Growing Team: Chicago Reader
🔥Funder Hotspot: New York, NY with 25% of all ecosystem funders
By leveraging Impala’s data, organizations and funders can identify partners, find spaces to collaborate, and amplify their efforts for maximum impact. If you're working in the nonprofit journalism or media space, these insights may just be the biggest story so far.
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