The Associated Press today announced three new content sharing agreements with U.S. nonprofit news newsrooms: Deep South Today, The Maine Monitor and The Nevada Independent.
The agreements are part of an effort to expand the reach of local news ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and increase access to AP’s fact-based, nonpartisan journalism.
The new content collaborations follow arrangements AP announced in May with CalMatters, Honolulu Civil Beat, Montana Free Press, Nebraska Journalism Trust and South Dakota News Watch, along with a content sharing arrangement between AP and The Texas Tribune announced in March.
Each nonprofit news outlet will share AP content with its audience. AP will offer stories from the nonprofit newsrooms with its members and customers, supplementing the news agency’s own coverage of Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi and Nevada.
“As we gear up for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, AP’s efforts to expand access to factual, nonpartisan journalism are more critical than ever,” said AP U.S. News Director Josh Hoffner. “By working with nonprofit news outlets in Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi and Nevada we are able to reach local audiences and deliver the facts and information they need about issues that matter.”
“We are excited to work with the AP and expand the reach of The Maine Monitor’s nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative reporting on issues impacting people in Maine, many of which, rural health care, impacts of climate change, opioid recovery, judicial accountability, care for aging citizens, are national, and solutions being tried in Maine can inform discussions elsewhere,” said Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm, executive director of The Maine Monitor.
“We at The Indy are thrilled to collaborate with the respected Associated Press to share content,” said Jon Ralston, CEO and editor of The Nevada Independent. “We have the same mission as the venerable AP: To provide readers with breaking, reliable and in-depth news in a world awash in misinformation and disinformation. Never has this been more critical.”
“Deep South Today is pleased to begin this content sharing agreement with The Associated Press through our newsrooms in Louisiana and Mississippi,” said Warwick Sabin, president and CEO of Deep South Today. “As we meet the need for local news in the communities we serve across two states, this collaboration with AP will make the most of our collective strengths and assets to maximize our impact.”
About AP
The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day. Online: www.ap.org
About Deep South Today
Deep South Today is a nonprofit network of local newsrooms that includes Mississippi Today and Verite News. Founded in 2016, Mississippi Today is now one of the largest newsrooms in the state, and in 2023 it won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting. Verite News launched in 2022 in New Orleans, where it covers inequities facing communities of color.
About The Maine Monitor
The Maine Monitor is the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, dedicated to delivering high-quality, nonpartisan investigative and explanatory journalism to inform Mainers about issues impacting our state and empower them to be engaged citizens.
About The Nevada Independent
The Nevada Independent is a statewide, reader-supported, digital-only nonprofit newsroom committed to illuminating the state’s most pressing issues, fostering insightful conversations and holding those in power to account. They tell the story of the Silver State and its people in a timely and nuanced way that promotes civic engagement and empowers Nevadans to improve their communities and quality of life.
Contact
Nicole Meir
Media Relations Manager
The Associated Press
212-621-7536
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