Tag: NEW News Lab (Northeast Wisconsin News Lab)

A recent report from Northwestern University, “The State of Local News 2022,” painted an alarming picture of the loss of local journalism in communities across the United States, calling it a “crisis for our democracy and our society.” The annual study noted the country lost more than a quarter of its 2,500 newspapers since 2005 […]

Today the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and Greater Green Bay Community Foundation announce the formation of the NEW News Lab (Northeast Wisconsin News Lab), a new collaborative effort providing technology support, capacity building and additional funding to boost local journalism and newsrooms. It includes six news organizations: Fox Valley 365, The Post-Crescent, […]

An increasing number of families in our area are in a desperate search for an affordable, safe home to buy or rent, or for a way to prevent eviction from their current home. An estimated one of every three households in our region struggles to afford basic needs like shelter, food, technology, transportation and health care. Even when residents have an […]

Sharing stories in the news and lifting up the voices of people in our community really lends itself to making the Fox Valley feel like home. The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation have been engaged in a major effort to support the work of local newsrooms […]