The University of Vermont Center for Community News is seeking 2025 Faculty Champions, Public Media Champions, and Statehouse Champions to address the crisis facing local news by recognizing the journalism leaders helping to forge relationships between newsrooms and college reporting programs.
The Center for Community News Faculty and Public Media Champions is a year-long program designed to grow sustainable news/academic partnerships. As champions, participants will receive coaching, peer mentoring, and a $1,000 award to advance their initiative.
Public Media Champions
This is for professionals working in public media who want to start or grow a sustainable partnership with a local college reporting program.
Faculty Champions
This is for college and university educators who lead student reporters and want to start or grow a sustainable partnership with a local newsroom.
SUNY Institute for Local News Champions
This program, funded by a grant from the Lumina Foundation, is specifically for State University of New York faculty to assist in launching a local news program. SUNY applicants can apply here.
The deadline to apply for all is January 24, 2025.