LMA names 16 participants in first lab cohort

Local Media Association has named 16 news organizations that will participate in the first six-month lab from its Center for Journalism Funding. The participants include:

Afro American Newspapers
AL DÍA
Anchorage Daily News
The Aspen Times (Swift Communications)
Atlanta Journal Constitution (Cox Enterprises)
Block Club Chicago
Bozeman Daily Chronicle (Adams Publishing Group)
Detour Detroit
Nogales International (Wick Communications)
Record-Journal
The Sacramento Observer
Tampa Bay Times (Times Publishing Company)
The Post and Courier
Sun Herald (McClatchy)
The Times Picayune/The Advocate
Washington City Paper

The judging committee consisted of LMA and Seattle Times staff members.

The Center for Journalism Funding along with the Google News Initiative aims to strengthen the understanding and capabilities of local news organizations.

The lab will have two goals:

Drive at least $2.25 million in funding for journalism projects for the 16 publishers combined
Publish an extensive industry playbook on funding journalism through philanthropy

LMA’s chief innovation officer, Frank Mungeam, will lead the lab and coach the 16 participants.