Join us for an interesting discussion about the role philanthropies and nonprofit newsrooms are playing in trying to solve the huge problem of news deserts, both in regional areas and in underserved communities in the United States.
We'll talk with leaders from the Pivot Fund, the Institute for Nonprofit News, the GroundTruth Project, and the Tiny News Collective, as well as a media expert from Axios, to talk about what's been happening and how it is (or isn't) making a difference.
This is the third panel the National Press Club has held focused on the topic of tackling news deserts. The issue is a growing problem for our democracy, as people in news deserts do not have access to the information they need to make informed decisions; leaders tend not to be held accountable for their actions; and, people can more easily live in a bubble and be inundated with misinformation.