The COVID-19 Local News Fund is a program administered by the Local Media Foundation (LMF), a 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with the Local Media Association. The purpose of the program is to increase coverage of COVID-19 issues in local communities.
Through the fund, independent and family-owned news organizations can accept tax-deductible community donations to support and increase their coverage of the crisis. Here are the donation pages for local news media organizations currently active in the COVID-19 Local News Fund.
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- Acres USA
- The Advocate, LA
- Advocate Media, Tx.
- The AFRO American Newspaper Co., Md.
- Aiken Standard, S.C.
- Al Dia Bilingual Coverage, Pa.
- Alliance Media Group
- Anchorage Daily News, AK
- Around Ambler, Pa.
- Aspen Times, CO
- Atchison Globe, Mo.
- Athol Daily News, Ma.
- The Atlanta Voice, Ga.
- Avant-Youth, GA
B
- Baltimore Times, MD
- Banks Post
- Barrington Times
- Beaverton Valley Times, OR
- Bellingham Herald, WA
- Big Bear Grizzly, CA
- BizWest Media, CO
- Bradenton Herald, FL
- The Big Lake Wildcat, Tx.
- The Boulder Monitor, Mt.
- Bridgeliner, Or.
- Brownsville Herald, TX
- The Brunswick News, GA
- Bristol Phoenix
- The Business Farmer, WY
- Business Tribune, OR
C
- Canby Herald, OR
- Capital Journal, SD
- Carbondale Times, Ill.
- Carolina Panorama, S.C.
- Central Oregonian
- Centre Daily Times, PA
- Cheyenne Minuteman, WY
- The Charlotte Post Newspaper, N.C.
- The Cheshire Herald, Conn.
- Chicago Reader, Ill.
- Clackamas Review, OR
- Columbia County Spotlight, OR
- The Community Times, SC
- Concord Monitor, N.H.
- Courier – Tribune, Mo.
- Craig Press, CO
- Creston News, Iowa
D
- The Daily Californian, CA
- Daily Chronicle, Ill.
- The Daily Gazette, N.Y.
- Daily Hampshire Gazette, Ma.
- Daily Herald, Ill.
- Daily Star – Journal, Mo.
- The Dallas Weekly, Tx.
- The Day, Conn.
- The Devil’s River News, Tx.
- Durango Herald, CO
E
- East Providence Post
- EastBayRI
- Eco Farming Daily, CO
- The Eldorado Success, Tx.
- El Planeta Boston, MA
- El Tiempo Latino, MA
- Estacada News
- Evanston Now
- The Evergrey, Or.
- The Examiner, NY
F
- The Fence Post, CO
- Free Times, S.C.
G
- Gales Creek Journal
- The Gazette
- Glenside Local
- Gold Country Media
- Green Valley News
- Greenfield Recorder, Ma.
- Gresham Outlook, OR
- The Greylock Glass
- Guernsey Gazette, WY
H
- Hartford Business Journal
- Harvey County Now
- Hays Free Press, TX
- The Herald-News, Ill.
- Herald / Review Media, AZ
- Henrico Citizen
- Hi-Desert Publishing
- Hiawatha World, Mo.
- Hillsboro Free PressHi-Desert Publishing
- Houston Defender, Tx.
I
- The Idaho Statesman, ID
- The Incline, Pa.
- The Index-Journal Company, S.C.
- InMaricopa, Az.
J
K
- Kane County Chronicle, Ill.
- Kansas City Star, MO
- Keizertimes, Ore.
- Kendall County Record, Ill.
- Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
- Kilgore News Herald, TX
L
- Lake Oswego Review
- Lake Powell Chronicle, AZ
- LebTown, Pa.
- The Ledger-Enquirer, GA
- Lingle Guide, WY
- Long Beach Post
- Longview News-Journal, TX
- Loudon Now, Va.
- Lusk Herald, WY
M
- Madras Pioneer, OR
- The Malheur Enterprise, Ore.
- The Manhattan Mercury
- Marshall News Messenger, TX
- McPherson News Ledger
- Miami County Republic, Mo.
- The Moab Sun News
- Molalla Pioneer, OR
- Monadnock Ledger-Transcript, N.H.
- The Monitor, TX
- Montrose Daily Press
- More Than The Curve
- Moultrie News, S.C.
N
- New York Amsterdam News, N.Y.
- New SCENE Magazine, CO
- Newberg Graphic, OR
- The Newnan Times-Herald, Ga.
- The News Journal, N.C.
- Newport News Times, OR
- News-Press NOW, Kan.
- News-Times Forest Grove
- News-Times Hillsboro, KS
- Newport News Times
- NewsTribune, Ill.
- Newton Daily News, Iowa
- The New Tropic, Fl.
- North Forty News, CO
- Northwest Herald, Ill.
- Nuestro Estado, S.C.
O
- Odessa American, TX
- Orange County Post
- Oregon City News, OR
- The Ozona Stockman, Tx.
P
- The Pagosa Springs SUN
- Pana News-Palladium, Ill.
- Panola Watchman, TX
- Park Record, UT
- Platte County Record Times, WY
- Port City Daily
- Portland Press Herald
- Portland Tribune
- Portsmouth Times
- The Post and Courier, S.C.
- Post Independent, CO
- Pulptown, Fl.
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R
- Racine County Eye, WI
- Raleigh Convergence, N.C.
- Record-Journal Media Group, Conn.
- The Record-Review
- River Journal, N.Y.
- The River Reporter, N.Y.
- The Rivertowns Enterprise
- River Towns Media LLC
- The Rockdale Reporter
S
- The Sacramento Bee, CA
- Sakonnet Times
- Salem Reporter
- Sandy Post, OR
- The Scarsdale Inquirer
- The Sheridan Press, WY
- Sierra Sun, CA
- The Siuslaw News, OR
- Sky-Hi News, CO
- St. Louis American, MO
- Steamboat Pilot & Today, CO
- The Southern Maryland Chronicle
- Southwest Connection, OR
- Suburban Life, Ill.
- Summit Daily News, CO
- Sun Media Group
- The Sumter Item, S.C.
T
- Tahoe Daily Tribune, CA
- Tampa Free Press, Fla.
- The Telegraph, GA
- Telegraph Herald, Iowa
- This is Reno, NV
- Three Rivers Publishing, MO
- The Times, Ill.
- The Times, OR
- The Times-Picayune, LA
- Torrington Telegram, WY
- Total Local Media
- The Triangle Tribune, N.C.
- The Tribune, CA
- Tri-State Livestock News, SD
- Tyler Morning Telegraph, TX
U
- The Union, CA
- United Newspaper Group
V
- Vail Daily, CO
- Valley Morning Star, TX
- Victoria Advocate, TX
- Vision Hispana, CA
- VillageGreenNJ.com, N.J.
W
- Warren Times-Gazette
- Washington Informer
- The Wenatchee World, OR
- West Linn Tidings
- West Texan Media Group
- Westside Observer, Ca.
- Wilsonville Spokesman
- WisCommunity, WI
- Woodburn Independent, OR
- WYDaily
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Z
- Zip06.Com/Shore Publishing
All of the payments are managed and distributed by LMF. Participating news outlets are required to report back on how they used the payments to report on COVID-19 issues. In addition to soliciting community funding, the program also facilitates the sharing of information related to covering the pandemic at a local level with more than 100 local news outlets including best practices, important angles to cover, tips for remote reporting and more.