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Community Info Coop equips communities with the systems, tools, and information they need to create local news institutions that serve their civic info needs.

 
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What we do

 

The Jersey Bee

The Jersey Bee is a nonprofit local news organization that works with the people it serves to produce news that meets info needs, inspires civic participation, and improves the quality of life for BIPOC and working-class people in Essex County, New Jersey. The Jersey Bee is Community Info Coop’s practice arm, developing new products and standards for local, public service journalism.

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Info Districts

Info Districts is a public policy program that advances media policy to establish local news as a public utility. The Info Districts program enables the development of special service districts and other public media institutions that meet the local news needs of BIPOC and working-class people by supporting participatory, public service news models like The Jersey Bee.

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Just Transition

Just Transition is a special project that provides support to allied networks and organizations via training, research, and organizing to advance just and equitable journalism in the face of a changing economy and climate.

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Featured updates

 
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Just Transition program launches KnightDEI.org, investigation into DEI and accountability at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Just Transition program launches KnightDEI.org, investigation into DEI and accountability at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

The Community Info Coop’s Just Transition program released its latest report on the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, analyzing the foundation’s commitment to DEI and reporting allegations of self-dealing and workplace harassment.

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Community Info Coop grant launches ‘Stories Invincible,’ initiative to elevate restorative narratives in Camden, New Jersey
Community Info Coop grant launches ‘Stories Invincible,’ initiative to elevate restorative narratives in Camden, New Jersey

The Community Info Coop provides seed to launch Stories Invincible, a restorative narrative project in Camden led by the Center for Cooperative Media with support from Movement Alliance Project, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and New Jersey Local News Lab.

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Community Info Coop launches N.J. Community Media Collective, statewide collaborative organized with Free Press
Community Info Coop launches N.J. Community Media Collective, statewide collaborative organized with Free Press

The Community Info Coop launches a consensus-based collaboration with community media publishers in New Jersey in partnership with Free Press and the New Jersey Local News Lab.

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JSK Fellow blog: Building a new model for community-centered local news
JSK Fellow blog: Building a new model for community-centered local news

The Bloomfield Information Project is an extension of the Info Districts Project and seeks to explore practical pathways to establishing community-run, publicly funded local news organizations. Learn about how we’re restoring a news desert and building movement for local news in New Jersey.

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