Such a privilege to help launch #PropelFireUp 🔥 #LocalNewsMatters

The Maynard Institute for Journalism Education@maynardinstitute.bsky.social · 5d ago

Congratulations to our Fire Up Fellows and Maynard staff on a successful first three-day training! The Propel Initiative and Fire Up Entrepreneurship Program are supporting and sustaining the spark of California Local News. #PropelFireUp https://mije.org/meet-the-fire-up-fellows/

Congratulations to our Fire Up Fellows and Maynard staff on a successful first three-day training! The Propel Initiative and Fire Up Entrepreneurship Program are supporting and sustaining the spark of California Local News. #PropelFireUp https://mije.org/meet-the-fire-up-fellows/

#MaynardAlumni, please join us for an even more interactive Adaptive Leadership Lab presented by Monique O. Madan. Are you a Maynard alum? Sign up for Communities of Practice to access the Adaptive Leadership Virtual Lab: https://mije.org/programs/for-individuals/communities-of-practice/

Meet the Fire Up Fellows (and follow them here on #Bluesky!) These eight intrepid media entrepreneurs represent our first Fire Up Entrepreneurship Program cohort. Together, we're working on audience, revenue, product and sustainability for better California local journalism. mije.org/meet-the-fir...

We're so honored to be included in this incredible inaugural cohort! We can't wait to get started with our first training this month.

The Maynard Institute for Journalism Education@maynardinstitute.bsky.social · 3w ago

Introducing the inaugural Fire Up Cohort! Please join us in congratulating our new Fire Up Fellows. https://mije.org/introducing-the-first-fire-up-cohort/

Introducing the inaugural Fire Up Cohort! Please join us in congratulating our new Fire Up Fellows. https://mije.org/introducing-the-first-fire-up-cohort/

Fire Up Cohort Aims to Strengthen Newsrooms

The Fire Up Cohort is here! Discover how eight newsrooms will receive training and grants to enhance community journalism.

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The Maynard Institute is hiring a Director of Coalition Building to guide a national coalition in ambitious policy advocacy planning. This person will serve as the Institute's lead staff member supporting the coalition, guiding from shared purpose to coordinated action. https://ow.ly/EZ3450ZmA5a

Director of Coalition Building: Lead Change in Journalism

Join the Robert C. Maynard Institute as the Director of Coalition Building and lead the charge for equitable journalism policy.

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California invests $15million in #LocalJournalism, leading the nation in supporting #LocalNews: mije.org/california-i...

California invests in local journalism, leads national model

California invests in journalism's future by approving $15 million for local news fellowships and sustainable newsroom initiatives.

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“More than support for journalism, this is a commitment to ensuring every Californian — regardless of where they live or the language they speak — has access to trusted news and information," said Martin Reynolds co-executive director of the Maynard Institute. https://ow.ly/fOwq50ZkUpr

Thank you to our panelists and all who attended our webinar/panel discussion on Investment in Queer News!

We had SUCH a great discussion today, thank you to Jireh and all our panelists for an illuminating virtual panel on investing in Queer News.

Jireh Deng@bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm going to be on a panel tomorrow with these amazing journalists talking about the importance of investing in queer news. I'm so excited for you all to hear from these industry leaders and honored to be in conversation with them.

TOMORROW, June 25, 10:30 a.m. PDT: Join us, @aajaofficial.bsky.social LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group, LOOKOUT , NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists , Trans Journalists Association and Q Voice News: how can journalism invest in LGBTQIA+ stories and communities? https://bit.ly/Belonging-Queer-News

FREE webinar, JUNE 25, 10:30 a.m. PDT: Join [me/us] for a panel discussion on the State of Queer News and how news outlets can truly invest in LGBTQIA+ stories and communities Register through Zoom: https://bit.ly/Belonging-Queer-News

JUNE 25, 10:30 a.m. PDT: Join the Maynard Institute for a panel discussion on the State of Queer News and how news outlets can truly invest in LGBTQIA+ stories and communities Register through Zoom: https://bit.ly/Belonging-Queer-News

In @calmatters.org today, @maynardinstitute.bsky.social's Martin Reynolds writes about the successful, publicly funded California Local News Fellowship + Propel Initiative for local news and why California shouldn't abandon its groundbreaking support. calmatters.org/commentary/2...

Opinion | California lawmakers want to cut funds for local news at exactly the wrong time

California lawmakers are finalizing a budget that would cut aid for local newsrooms, gutting a nascent effort to revive local journalism.

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An open letter from the Maynard Institute and our Propel Initiative partners at American Community Media, California Black Media, and Latino Media Collaborative. https://mije.org/state-budget-zeros-out-funds-for-community-and-ethnic-media-programs/

From Maynard Institute Co-Executive Director Martin G. Reynolds: Op-Ed: California lawmakers want to cut funds for local news at exactly the wrong time. https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/06/local-news-funding-budget-cut/

And that's a wrap on day one of our Maynard Regional Training Series in Chicago! Thank you to our university partners at Northwestern/Medill and our faculty and participants!

Hello from the Maynard Regional Training Series in Chicago! At Northwestern Medill School with our Medill Local News Initiative partners and participants from across the nation. #LocalNews #Journalism #Editors #Managers

Thank you to Politico, American University, the Washington Association of Black Journalists’ Urban Journalism Workshop and the 2026 POLITICO Journalism Institute class. Read more on the program. https://ow.ly/snqz50Z7pen

"As local newsrooms continue to close, California's proposed $35 million investment in local journalism deserves everyone's support." Op-Ed by Blazedale for L.A. TACO. Read More: https://lataco.com/local-news-california #Journalism #California #LocalNews

OpEd: How To Strengthen and Grow Californians' Access To Trusted Local News ~ L.A. TACO

As local newsrooms continue to close, California's proposed $35 million investment in local journalism deserves everyone's support.

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"As local newsrooms continue to close, California's proposed $35 million investment in local journalism deserves everyone's support." Op-Ed by Blazedale for L.A. TACO. Read More: https://lataco.com/local-news-california #Journalism #California #LocalNews

OpEd: How To Strengthen and Grow Californians' Access To Trusted Local News ~ L.A. TACO

As local newsrooms continue to close, California's proposed $35 million investment in local journalism deserves everyone's support.

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Accepting the Lorraine Branham Award from Newhouse School of Public Communications Evelyn Hsu reflected on the Maynard Institute’s legacy and the generations who shaped it. “Legacy is not something we simply inherit,” Hsu said. “It is something we are responsible for carrying forward.”

At the Newhouse School of Public Communications Mirror Awards, Martin G. Reynolds (Martin Reynolds on the Maynard Institute’s mission to ensure journalism reflects the country’s diversity. “Our hope is that our shared humanity will prevail. This moment is difficult. But the work is clear.”

The Maynard Institute received the Lorraine Branham Award at the Newhouse School of Public Communications. Board chair John X. Miller praised Evelyn Hsu and Martin Reynolds for leading “with vision, compassion, precision, persuasiveness, and humanity” and training a community of journalists.

From our Board Chair John X. Miller on Lorraine Branham, in whose honor we receive this award: "Her forward-thinking focus on uplifting all people through journalism is what led her from newsrooms to the classroom..."

EIGHT DAYS LEFT! Register for the #FREE Maynard Regional Training Series, from The Maynard Institute in partnership with Northwestern University's Medill Local News Initiative. #Journalism #Professional Development for editors and managers. mije.org/programs/for... #Chicago #ChicagoJournalism

Applications for our Fire Up Entrepreneurship Program are now closed. Please check back often for news on our inaugural cohort and our 2027 cohort. https://mije.org/the-propel-initiative/the-propel-initiative-fire-up-program/

The Fire Up Entrepreneurship Program

Introducing the Propel Initiative Fire Up training program from the Maynard Institute: focusing on sustainability for newsrooms and...

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TEN DAYS LEFT! Register for the #FREE Maynard Regional Training Series, in partnership with @medillschool.bsky.social. #Journalism #ProfessionalDevelopment for early- and mid-career editors and managers. mije.org/programs/for...

FOUR days left! For newsrooms serving California! This opportunity offers a $20,000 grant, plus coaching in revenue, strategy and growth. https://ow.ly/iXl650YYofu #FireUP #Sustainability #News #Journalism #LocalNews #Newsrooms #Media #Entrepreneur

The Fire Up Entrepreneurship Program

Introducing the Propel Initiative Fire Up training program from the Maynard Institute: focusing on sustainability for newsrooms and...

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