Carnegie Corporation of New York Contributes $5 Million to National Initiative Focused on Revitalizing Local News

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #PressForward--Carnegie Corporation of New York announced today that it is joining a coalition of 22 philanthropic donors as part of Press Forward, an unprecedented collaboration to strengthen communities and our democracy by supporting local news through a fund of more than $500 million. The Corporation is awarding $5 million in addition to its existing portfolio of media grants. The goal of Press Forward is to recenter local news as a force for community cohesion, to support new m