News & Resources
-
Press Forward Minnesota Seeks Applicants for Host and Grantmaking Committees
Press Forward Minnesota is accepting applications through July 13 for the next cohort of its Host and Grantmaking Committees, the volunteer bodies that help guide strategy and recommend grant investments in local journalism across the state. The statewide movement works…
-
Press Forward Minnesota Awards Second Round of Save the Signal Grants to Four Public Media Stations
Emergency funding continues to stabilize Minnesota public media stations hit by the loss of federal funding — from North Minneapolis to the North Shore Press Forward Minnesota today awarded $350,000 in emergency grants to four public media stations across the…
-
Press Forward Minnesota Seeks Applicants for Host and Grantmaking Committees
Press Forward Minnesota is accepting applications through July 13 for the next cohort of its Host and Grantmaking Committees, the volunteer bodies that help guide strategy and recommend grant investments in local journalism across the state. The statewide movement works…
-
Press Forward Minnesota awards $1 million to five local news partnerships
Press Forward Minnesota today announced the recipients of its 2025 Civic Health and Community Collaborations grant round, awarding $1 million to partnerships between local newsrooms and community-based organizations across the state. These collaborations will equip residents with the information they…
-
Press Forward Minnesota Awards over $500,000 to Local Public Media Stations
Press Forward Minnesota, a collaborative initiative supporting local news and information across the state, has awarded more than half a million dollars in emergency grants to five public media stations through its Save the Signal Minnesota Fund. The grants provide…
-
Save the Signal Minnesota Fund
A lifeline for local public media in Minnesota Public media in Minnesota is in crisis. With the elimination of Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) funding, 16 public media stations across the state are facing devastating budget shortfalls—an annual loss of $17 million.…
-
Press Forward Minnesota – One Year Celebration Recap
Press Forward Minnesota along with our first round of grantee partners from around the state was honored to celebrate our first year as a chapter on June 26, 2025. It was a day of learning, celebrating, relationship building, and co-creating.…
-
Corona Insights | Press Forward Minnesota: State & Local Media Survey
Background At Press Forward Minnesota, we know that strong communities need thriving local news and information. A 2022 national study from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism found when communities lose access to local news, voter participation declines and corruption…
-
The Pivot Fund | Minnesota Community News Landscape Today
Minnesota’s population is growing increasingly diverse, and population growth is driven by Black, Indigenous, Latino, Asian, and Pacific Islander communities. Despite this, there exists a coverage gap by traditional media to serve these communities. In 2024, the Pivot Fund recently…