Village Media launching U.S. community news websites with investment from Knight Foundation
· The Globe and Mail
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- • Village Media to launch 15 U.S. community news websites with Knight Foundation investment.
- • Sites will offer free, ad-based operations in communities across three states.
- • Expansion aims to expand local journalism network in the United States.
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Village Media is launching community news websites in the US with a multimillion-dollar investment from the Knight Foundation. The investment will enable Village Media to establish free, ad-based operations in 15 communities across three states.
The investment from the Knight Foundation will support Village Media's expansion of its local journalism network into the US. Village Media, a Northern Ontario publisher, will use the funds to launch more than a dozen community news websites.
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