Rep Majorie Taylor Greene R-GA chairs House Oversight Committee hearings today targeting NPR and PBS called “Anti-American Airwaves.” From this morning’s Chicago Sun-Times, my Op-Ed on what recent Trump executive action against Voice Of America 🇺🇸 may portend for #publicmedia

From the morning’s Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Sun-Times

From this morning’s Chicago Sun-Times…

What an excellent opinion column by Jim Friedlich that was published in the Philly Inquirer (via Chicago Sun-Times) on the shuttering of Voice of America and its impacts could spill over to PBS and NPR. chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/20…

Trump ordered to restore The Associated Press access to The White House press pool.

Trump ordered to restore The Associated Press access to The White House press pool.

Whether you’re a publisher or a funder, building a donor community can help your org better engage with mid-level donors. But you don’t need to reinvent the wheel to build a strong giving program — we shared how we built ours + free resources & templates ⬇️lenfestinstitute.org/solutions-reso…

The owners of The Spokesman-Review recently announced its plans to donate the paper to a nonprofit. Among the orgs inspiring this model: The Lenfest Institute’s ownership of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jim Friedlich shares tips for moving to nonprofit news ownership ⬇️ spokesman.com/stories/2025/a…

Want to use AI tools for audience engagement? Join the Lenfest Audience Community on Friday, May 16 for a discussion w/ Rubina Madan Fillion of The New York Times + Irene McKisson 🌱🗞️💻 of AZLuminaria. They’ll share how they’ve integrated AI tools into their newsroom workflows lenfestinstitute.org/solutions-reso…

Want to help shape the future of news in Philly? Join us for the Reimagining Philadelphia Journalism Summit on June 13: A day of engaging conversations, workshops, and networking with news leaders from across the ecosystem. Space is limited ⬇️lenfestinstitute.org/institute-news…

The Lenfest Institute, OpenAI, and Microsoft announced new members of the Lenfest AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program, which helps news enterprises leverage artificial intelligence to drive business sustainability and innovation. lenfestinstitute.org/institute-news…

ProPublica, The Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, The Baltimore Banner, and Newswell will receive funding to work on projects that enhance audience engagement to build revenue, organize story tips, and improve audience insights for advertisers. lenfestinstitute.org/institute-news…

They join five existing members of the AI Collaborative & Fellowship Program, which launched in Oct. 2024 with $10 million in support from OpenAI and Microsoft — each awarding $2.5 million in direct funding + $2.5 million in software & enterprise credits. lenfestinstitute.org/institute-news…

“I look at my job as I’m trying to help the donor have the impact they want to have on the world.” — Kimberly Griffin (She/Her) of Mississippi Free Press @ the Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit, hosted with Press Forward. Tips from the Summit on messaging, stewardship, & more:lenfestinstitute.org/solutions-reso…

I’m proud of The Philadelphia @Inquirer’s coverage of #ICE, #immigrant communities, protest, free expression, and dissent in #Philadelphia, where some 250 years ago, our ancestors first said #NoKings, and meant it.

Where NPR PBS budget cuts most deeply. A terrific and informative analysis by The New York Times Ben Mullin & Elena Chao. #pbs #npr #CPB nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Congrats to Errin Haines 🐴🤠🇺🇸🍑 new President of #NABJ Headquarters ✊🏾🖊️🎙️💻 📷 🎥 📝 🔈 here with The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Shawn & LaSharah S. Bunting of @THE19th News. NABJ has a long and illustrious history in #Philadelphia and we look forward to supporting Errin’s leadership in the urgent months & years ahead.