
Liberal groups announce half-billion dollar effort to beef up local news infrastructure ahead of 2024 election
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The MacArthur Foundation, which is tied to a Biden administration initiative, is leading a coalition of liberal groups propelling $500 million into local journalism efforts nationwide.
The effort will likely aid Democrat candidates who espouse those stances as a byproduct of its mission. The MacArthur Foundation, meanwhile, is linked to the Biden administration through the president's Community Violence Intervention Collaborative, which seeks to reduce gun violence, according to a White House press release from last year. Joe Schoffstall is a politics producer/reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Joe.Schoffstall@Fox.com and on Twitter: @joeschoffstall
"My sense is that we are losing a newspaper in America every week, and that’s a dangerous thing for American democracy," MacArthur Foundation president John Palfrey told the Washington Post on the new effort. "It’s hard to have a democracy when you don’t have good local news. When you lose credible news sources, misinformation and disinformation swoop in."