COMMUNITY MEDIA ONLY NEEDS A LITTLE TO DO A LOT BUT EVEN LIMITED FUNDING IS DISAPPEARING, EXPERTS SAY
Small-scale community news outlets can have a meaningful impact and thrive “on a shoestring,” but decreases in funding have left the sector reeling, say community news researchers.
Non-profit community media in Canada, which has traditionally relied on a combination of government assistance and private investment, have seen those funds dry up in recent years. Unlike the United States, where nonprofit investigative news organizations like ProPublica and the Marshall Project thrive, Canada doesn’t have a strong tradition of “philanthro-journalism.”