By BEVERLY STODDART, InDepthNH.org
Second in our free series about saving local nonprofit news outlets.
Join us for an important free online event where we delve into the world of local nonprofit news on Zoom Jan. 30 from 6 to 7 p.m. with Jason Pramas, Nancy West, and Bev Stoddart.
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saving-local-news-how-nonprofits-are-banding-together-tickets-782542885837
Discover the truth behind news stories, uncover the facts, and explore various perspectives on how stories are covered and how reporters are being funded. Our expert speakers will share their experiences, providing valuable insights into the reporting process. Whether you’re a journalist, student, or simply interested in the media, this event is for you! Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your understanding of truthful reporting and how it is funded, what needs to change.
InDepthNH.org’s Nancy West wants you – our readers and supporters – to better get to know us. She will explore what’s happening in New Hampshire relative to reporting and funding local news, with Jason Pramas who will provide a regional and national perspective.
Tuesday, January 30 · 6 – 7pm EST
Jason Pramas founded ANNO – Association of Nonprofit News Outlets. The New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism is one of the founding members.
The Association of Nonprofit News Outlets is a network of nonprofit news outlets banding together to encourage funders to make sure more of the charity dollars are spent on local nonprofit news reporting, not more bureaucracies and academic studies. We seek ways to get the most bang for their buck and more unbiased, nonpartisan news for our readers.
DON’T MISS THIS IMPORTANT EVENT:
Whether a journalist, philanthropist, student or simply interested in the media, this event is for you! Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your understanding of how ANNO works to find sustainable ways to support nonprofit news outlets.
JASON PRAMAS
Jason Pramas is executive director of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism and editor-in-chief of HorizonMass, BINJ’s new student-driven independent news outlet covering Massachusetts and its environs. Through a year-long deliberative process, he recently organized with fellow independent publishers to form a new national network called the Alliance of Nonprofit News Outlets. A Boston native, Pramas is a photojournalist, award-winning columnist, editor, and educator with an MFA in visual arts.
NANCY WEST
Nancy West, founder of the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism which publishes InDepthNH.org is a founding member of ANNO. Nancy West founded the nonprofit New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism in April of 2015. West is the publisher and executive editor of the center’s investigative news website InDepthNH.org. West has won many awards for investigative reporting during her 30 years at the New Hampshire Union Leader. She has taught investigative journalism at the New England Center for Investigative Reporting’s summer program for pre-college students at Boston University. West is passionate about government transparency. West was the recipient of the Michael Donoghue Freedom of Information Award given by the New England First Amendment Coalition (NEFAC) on June 1, 2023 in Boston.
BEVERLY STODDART, Event Moderator
Beverly Stoddart is a writer, author, and speaker. After 42 years of working for newspapers, she retired to write books. She is on the Board of Trustees of the New Hampshire Writers’ Project. She is the author of Stories from the Rolodex, mini-memoirs of journalists from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Her new psychological thriller, The Woman with a Hole in Her Heart, will be published in 2024. Stoddart writes about authors and life in New Hampshire for www.InDepthNH.org.
Below please watch our first ZOOM event with Alice Dreger.