I hope you will follow along with our work as we build Civic News Company over the next year! If the idea of growing a local news organization that cares deeply about our country is interesting to you, I hope you will sign up to follow our journey. civicnews.org

Some exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that Votebeat is officially a Civic News Company newsroom. Civic News Company is the new parent organization of Chalkbeat and Votebeat.

Cue all the reasons I'm passionate about this job and the work we do in local news. I'm so proud to be part of this team. Read the 🧵 below:

"Education and elections are pillars of civic life. That is why we work so hard to cover them. Civic also means local, and we believe that the American story is best told locally." Chalkbeat and Votebeat are now part of Civic News Company. chalkbeat.org/2023/2/7/23587…

Here we grow again. This string explains the backstory and the why behind Chalkbeat's new parent organization, Civic News. A win for journalism, and for communities across the country.

"and future beats to come" 👀👀👀 🚨🚨🚨 local journalism expansion alert

We're thrilled about the launch of Civic News Company! New parent of Chalkbeat & @Votebeat "will house nonprofit, independent newsrooms committed to reporting on issues of civic importance, with & for communities often neglected by traditional media" Follow along: Civic News Company

Exciting growth for @chalkbeat vote and civic journalism! Civic News Company !

Proud to celebrate the launch of Civic News Company the parent nonprofit of Chalkbeat and Votebeat today. Follow along - we're building something exceptional and important.