Morris Roberts Local Journalism Foundation
Local Journalism.
Local Impact.
The foundation helps ensure that local journalism can always pursue reporting that serves to make a difference in small & mid-sized communities, whether by exposing wrongs, demanding accountability or helping readers understand and navigate our world.
This nonprofit provides support for local reporting and journalism so that news organizations can continue to inform and educate their communities.
A free society depends on a free press. A free press depends on your support.
Our Mission
“The Morris Roberts Local Journalism Foundation’s mission is to support and preserve high-quality, community journalism.“
Examples of Journalism with Impact
How It Works
More Local Journalism
Changes in advertising revenues have created financial constraints at media companies, and that can often lead to fewer reporters and fewer big, ambitious projects. Reader and sponsor support is more critical than ever.
Providing a non-profit source of funding for newsrooms means they are not dependent on market swings, so a more consistent amount of local content can be produced about the town readers live, work or play in.
More Local Jobs
Your donation provides more local jobs in your community. As your local news source thrives, more journalism jobs can become available.
More accurate news
Big news corporations are often driven by financial motivations and can be biased on news topics. Local news provides an accurate depiction of the facts in a way that local residents can understand.
Greater accountability
The rise of the “news desert” has taken a toll across our state and nation. Loosely defined as a place without committed professional journalists, this trend has left communities bereft of the service local newspapers provide — serving as a watchdog of local government. In places where that scrutiny no longer exists, we have seen a rise in the misuse of taxpayer funds, a rise in the abuse of power by officials and a rise in reports of official misconduct.
By supporting the Morris Roberts Foundation, you are supporting the work being done in our communities to always hold officials accountable.
Community
We work to showcase our communities’ diversity in experiences and thoughts so that everyone can have a better understanding of where they live and their place in it.
Local journalism helps connect neighbors with each other.
Local Journalism
Local journalism reflects what the community cares about.
Investigative work is the most time-consuming, costly, and important work any newsroom pursues. It is our hope that you will recognize this and help us protect the future of the type of journalism that has a direct impact.