Village Media moves south

Few local news organizations embody what it means to be part of their community more than Village Media.

The Canadian media company is relentlessly focused on the communities it operates in, even if that means pushing the boundaries of some journalistic norms.

When a local food bank in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario had run out of food, the local Village Media outlet SooToday organized a fundraiser to help replenish their store and ultimately raised enough money to provide more than 8,000 meals. When the local YMCA needed a financial boost, SooToday organized a campaign to encourage people to buy memberships. ...

It’s all part of Village’s “community operating system” mantra, and the organization is on a mission to spread it in the United States. In July, the Knight Foundation, one of the philanthropic organizations at the forefront of funding journalism, announced it was investing $5 million to help Village Media launch 15 newsrooms in the U.S.

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