2019 Cohort

The Lenfest Institute has awarded two types of grants: The Local News Business Model Challenge for projects that explore new business models for sustainable local news and information organizations, and the Philadelphia News Ecosystem Collaboration Grants for planning or prototype projects bringing together organizations in the Philadelphia area for closer collaboration. The grantees will share funding totaling $475,000, and will meet over the coming months to share learnings with each other and the wider journalism community.

LOCAL NEWS BUSINESS MODEL CHALLENGE

WBUR

VT Digger

Sembra Media

Technical.ly

Pico

AP & Newsday

Distributed Media Lab

Philadelphia News Ecosystem Collaboration Grants

Organizing for Neighborhood News

Waterfront South Reporting by Mighty Writers Camden

Cypher Philly Initiative

Community-Journalist Exchange

Reentry Think Tank Media Justice Fellowship

Philly ResPOND


2017-2018 Cohort

Backyard Media

Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Center for Investigative Reporting

Berkeleyside

Philadelphia Solutions Journalism Project

Vigilant

Center for Media Engagement

Project Facet

News Revenue Hub

Technical.ly Media

WHYY

WURD

Entrepreneurs in Residence

Adriano Farano

Sandeep Ayyappan

Austin Smith

Steven Waldman

David Wertime

Kyree Terrell

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