CatchLight
Programs
Local News Ecosystem Development Program
CatchLight's Local Program works to build a local news ecosystem that is thriving in communities across the US, where everyone sees themselves represented in their local media, and where social cohesion and trust is rebuilt. Our approach to this work is three-pronged: We partner with newsrooms through a collaborative Visual Desk, offering customized visual services, tools, mentorship, and support to strengthen newsrooms capacity to serve as trusted messengers in their communities; We advance trust and representation in local journalism by placing high-quality, community-driven photojournalists in local newsrooms throughout the US; and We convene the public like-minded people across media, academia, technology, and the arts to foster a robust and inclusive community to deepen critical thought, imagine new ways to leverage visuals for connection, and inspire action. In 2024, through the Visual Desk we supported the production of 1,114 local news stories, collectively reaching an audience of more than 546,000 people each month. Our Local Fellows and newsroom partners continued to push the boundaries of visual storytelling, earning nine awards and twelve nominations for their work. We expanded our reach and training efforts through 10 educational workshops attended by over 200 journalists, and through public programs that brought together more than 1,500 people to engage directly with the power of visual journalism.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.5MVisual Storytelling Summit
On April 27, 2024, CatchLight held its 5th annual Visual Storytelling Summit, our signature event connecting artists, innovators, and audiences. Our theme was "Seeing Truths," reflecting the unique power of photography, visual journalism, and creative practices can have to help usher a return to critical thinking. The goal of the Summit is to build an inclusive network, centering CatchLight and our partners as leaders in a relevant, future-facing, diverse, inclusive, and community-building space. As always, the Summit was free and open to the public, inviting audiences of all kinds to connect with a global community of visual storytellers, media, and technology leaders. The event sold out three weeks after the launch and exceeded our targets-and last year's numbers-with 450 registrants and 300 attendees. This year's Summit gathered leaders using photography, art, film, and technology to discuss how the rise of synthetic images undermines our ability to trust what we see and what the role of visual storytellers and journalists is in ushering a return to critical thinking and cooperation.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$746.5KCatchLight Global Fellowship
The CatchLight Global Fellowship supports innovative leaders leveraging visual storytelling to inspire human connection and ignite social change by providing two-year grants for long-form storytelling projects. Since 2017, CatchLight has awarded $30,000 to 26 innovative visual storytellers covering a multitude of topics from all over the world. From working with Indigenous women fighting to defend their land and promote rainforest conservation in Ecuador to documenting the racial divide and reclamation of Black history more than 100 years after a race massacre in Elaine, Arkansas, to recording the civilian experiences of war in eastern Ukraine, CatchLight 2024 Global Fellows Harlan Bozeman, Anastasia Taylor-Lind, and Johanna Alarcon are leaders who are leveraging the power of visual storytelling to inform the world, connect and transform their communities.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$297.7K
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