These partners uplift the often unheard voices of Central Valley communities and offer JBMF insights into the powerful impact of deeply embedded local community-driven journalism. In strong partnership with community foundations and nonprofits, we are honored to support:

• • Central Valley Community Foundation (CVCF) Education Lab with the Fresno Bee
    • CVCF, with The Fresno Bee, has pioneered The Impact Media and Measurement Fund, which launched the Fresno Education Lab. The lab exists to drive solutions-based, investigative journalism to address education issues critical to the advancement of California’s 6-county Central San Joaquin Valley.

• • Sacramento Region Community Foundation (SRCF) Sacramento Bee Community Voices
    • SRCF established their Media Lab Fund to foster local journalism in the region. They are collaborating with the Sacramento Bee on Community Voices, as part of the Sacramento Bee Equity Lab, to focus on diverse voices and issues in the greater Sacramento region.

• • Stanislaus Community Foundation (SCF) Modesto Bee McClatchy Media Lab
    • SCF is growing its existing community journalism model with the hiring of additional reporters covering education, Spanish-speaking communities, and Central Valley economic development while acting as a leader to address the dearth of local news in their region.
      

• • Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF)
    • In strategic alignment with the First Amendment Legacy grants, FPF is a key stakeholder in national First Amendment protection and the only U.S. source that exists to track press freedom violations through the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. This year has seen an unprecedented attack on journalists.
      

• • Fresno State Institute for Media and Public Trust
    • In partnership with The kNOw Youth Media, they are creating a training program in Fresno to increase the number of journalists of color in San Joaquin Valley newsrooms.