INN member news organizations Documented, El Tímpano and Enlace Latino NC teamed up this Giving Tuesday to amplify their case for supporting immigrant-serving newsrooms.
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Nonprofit newsrooms join forces on Giving Tuesday to ‘tap into the greater good together’ |
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On Giving Tuesday, three NewsMatch participants, Documented, El Tímpano and Enlace Latino NC, teamed up to amplify their case for supporting immigrant-serving newsrooms. They promoted the initiative extensively on social media and generated additional promotional support by sending social copy and graphics to their networks. By working collaboratively, these newsrooms were able to extend the reach of their messaging from coast-to-coast and demonstrate how revenue-building can be done collectively.
Why do this together? In an email to supporters, the news organizations wrote:
“First, we serve communities that aren’t always the ones who have the means to give, but our hope is that there are people out there who support them getting the information they need to fully participate – civically, and in their daily lives. Second, this #GivingNewsDay, we wanted to rise above the competition and show that we can tap into the greater good together, rather than in isolation. We believe lots of things – revenue building included – can also be achieved through solidarity.”
News organizations in the INN Network produce news that is created for and committed to the communities it serves. This season, we invite you to explore nonprofit newsrooms reporting on the topics and communities you care about.
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A worker sits in his home at a Central Romana workers camp. Many of the homes do not have electricity, running water or a space to cook. Photo by Pedro Farias-Nardi |
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Our Story of the Week comes from Reveal and Mother Jones. These organizations focus on in-depth, investigative coverage of topics affecting people today, from criminal and racial justice to climate change.
A 2021 investigation from Reveal and Mother Jones exposed the exploitative labor practices of Central Romana Corp., a top sugar producer in the Dominican Republic. Now, the United States government is blocking all imports from the company.
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The United States will block shipments of raw sugar from a top Dominican producer with close ties to two wealthy Florida businessmen after finding indications of forced labor at its sprawling Caribbean plantation. Sugar from the Central Romana Corp.’s cane fields feeds into the supply chains of major U.S. brands, including Domino and the Hershey Co.
The ban on all imports from Central Romana went into effect today.
“Manufacturers like Central Romana, who fail to abide by our laws, will face consequences as we root out these inhumane practices from U.S. supply chains,” AnnMarie R. Highsmith, executive assistant commissioner at U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Trade, said in a press release.
The company is owned in part by the Florida-based Fanjul Corp., a global sugar and real estate conglomerate.
The federal investigation found five indications of labor abuse among cane cutters employed and housed by Central Romana: abuse of vulnerability, isolation, withholding of wages, abusive working and living conditions, and excessive overtime. Central Romana’s plantation shipped more than 295 million pounds of raw sugar from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. last year.
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Between 1910 and 2007, the USDA denied loans to women and people of color at higher rates than it did to white men, which contributed to billions of dollars in land loss. Capital B reports on two women farmers who became activists and formed the nonprofit Black Farmer Fund.
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Images of a clean-energy future tend to feature wind turbines and solar panels. But the United States is pursuing a much wider range of solutions to drive down greenhouse gas emissions. Grist illustrates the systems slated to tackle climate change in the future.
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In this episode of the Crosscut Reports podcast, the Washington state newsroom explores how data suggests Latino voters in the central part of the state shifted rightward.
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RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM |
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The News Product Resource Library, developed by News Product Alliance in partnership with the Google News Initiative, includes more than 200 free resources to empower news product professionals. Categories range from audience engagement and listening to product marketing. You can also submit resources to the library here.
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Atavia Reed, who grew up on Chicago’s South Side, shares stories of and for her community as a reporter for Block Club Chicago. Watch Atavia’s reaction on Giving Tuesday, when she saw her photo in a New York Times ad created by INN to encourage giving to nonprofit news through NewsMatch. Block Club Chicago is one of hundreds of INN Network newsrooms serving as a source for accurate, fact-driven news reporting in communities across North America. Learn more about how NewsMatch supports their work.
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How do we build up independent newsrooms beyond philanthropy? Kinsey Wilson, an INN board member and the founder of Newspack, reflects on the value of shared services. He writes, “While there is unquestionably a need for greater direct investment in local news operations, there is also a need to accelerate the development of professional, cost effective services that those publications can easily tap into without building from scratch.”
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The HBCU Student Journalism Network, a paid reporting fellowship, will offer professional development and advance coverage of historically Black colleges and universities. The network, developed by Open Campus and HBCU Digest founder Jarrett Carter Sr., “will offer training, diversify the talent pool, and bring additional journalistic attention to an important part of American higher education.” Up to six fellows will make up the inaugural class starting in January 2023.
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