Press Forward South Florida Awards $760,000 to Bolster Local Journalism
Press Forward South Florida has awarded a total of $760,000 in funding to over a dozen newsrooms and media partnerships across South Florida. The grants, announced at Miami Dade College’s Freedom Tower, are intended to support local media outlets in building more sustainable business operations and enhancing access to critical information for residents in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties. Recipients include WLRN News, which will establish a central audio production hub for a collaborative journalism network, and Florida International University’s Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media, which will create the Caplin Initiative for Civic Journalism. Other beneficiaries include Hy-Lo News and The Miami Times, collaborating on coverage of specific communities, and The Florida Trib, focusing on the impact of the Florida Legislature on local communities. The South Florida Sun Sentinel and Florida Bulldog will also collaborate on investigative projects concerning public health systems.