The Field Foundation seeks to strengthen local news production and storytelling to further reflect Chicago and create a stronger, more connected, and sustainable local media ecosystem—in which the stories of all Chicagoans are told accurately, fairly, and contextually.
Donor Name: The Field Foundation of Illinois
State: Illinois
City: Chicago
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
They are specifically focused on efforts to build and sustain media equity. This direction aligns with the many efforts in the journalism/media philanthropy sector to rebuild local news, including the groundbreaking Press Forward initiatives that have pooled philanthropy funds toward sustaining local journalism, both locally and nationally.
Journalism & Storytelling Goals
They seek to amplify the voices and impact of community journalists, media, and storytellers in the local media landscape, and support more reporting and storytelling by traditional and alternative journalism platforms.
- Journalism: They define journalism as “the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information.” Source: American Press Institute
- Storytelling: They define storytelling as the act of creating fact-based stories that offer perspectives with the potential to change hearts, minds, and policy on pressing issues.
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