Local Journalism. Local Impact.
The Morris Roberts Local Journalism Foundation’s mission is to support and preserve high-quality, community journalism.
The foundation helps ensure that local journalism can always pursue reporting that serves to make a difference in our communities, whether by exposing wrongs, demanding accountability or helping readers understand and navigate our world.
This nonprofit provides direct financial support for M.Roberts Media’s journalistic endeavors so that the newsroom is not reliant on advertising revenue support and allows readers to help build the kind of newspaper they’d like to see in their community.
Your donation helps sustain and support the establishment of local journalism. Ensure that the news that people really care about stays in tact with your donation.
$10 Million Dollars in Donations
100 New Journalism Jobs Each Year
100% Community Driven
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.
Local journalism reflects what the community cares about.
Your donation helps sustain and support the establishment of local journalism. Ensure that the news that people really care about stays in tact with your donation.
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of male news consumers believe that mainstream media reports false information most of the time.*
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of female news consumers believe that mainstream media reports false information most of the time.*
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of Republicans think mainstream media is spreading fake news.*
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of people over 65 say that mainstream media outlets spread false news.*
When you donate to the Morris Roberts Local Journalism Foundation, your dollars are used to provide accurate local news. With more news sources comes greater accountbility. As news sources dwindle, the analysis and presentation of the facts also fades. Ensure greater accountability for news sources with your donation today.
*https://www.statista.com/