Center for Community Media News

Dec 09, 2020

NYC Ad Spending Initiative Boosts Community News Outlets

The redeployment of city ad dollars resulted from efforts by the Center for Community Media.

Nov 30, 2020

Mapping Black Media

Our map and directory identify nearly 300 U.S. media outlets serving Black communities.

Sep 28, 2020

CCM’s Border Network Now on the Map

It shows 50 news outlets that serve communities along the southern U.S. border with Mexico.

Sep 14, 2020

Special Report: Community Media Can Make the Census Count

This year’s national census has higher stakes than ever before for a divided country in the grips of a devastating pandemic. Black, Latinx, Asian, and indigenous communities that have been historically undercounted have also been hardest hit by COVID-19 and…

Aug 18, 2020

New Research Finds Eye-Opening Gaps in Latino Media News Coverage

The report analyzes Spanish-language news stories published during the Trump presidency.

Jul 23, 2020

Meet the Staff: Aaron Foley, Founding Director of the Black Media Initiative

He "grew up" in Black media, has been a journalist in the Midwest and on both coasts, and was chief storyteller for the city of Detroit.

Jun 22, 2020

New CCM Study Highlights Innovative Immigrant News Outlets

The resourceful ones are thriving on social media and developing new business models.

Jun 08, 2020

Aaron Foley Is Named Black Media Initiative Director

A journalist from Detroit, Foley was the city's first chief storyteller.

Jun 01, 2020

NY Community Media Fact Sheet

Read the findings of a survey of NYC's diverse ecosystem of community news media.