News is Out, Word In Black, and Comcast NBCUniversal Welcomes 16 Journalism Fellows to Cover Black and LGBTQ+ Communities - Seite 2

The Local Media Foundation (LMF) is managing the fellowship and Lab and facilitating content creation to reach diverse audiences between the 16 publishers, Comcast NBCUniversal and NBCU Academy. Word In Black and News is Out are collaboratives that were launched by LMF.

The 16 fellows are:

• Megan Sayles, AFRO News (Baltimore)
• Menra Mapfumo, The Atlanta Voice (Atlanta)
• J.L. Odom, Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco)
• Melissa Whitler, Dallas Voice (Dallas)
• Marlissa Collier, Dallas Weekly (Dallas)
• ReShonda Tate, Houston Defender (Houston)
• Ebony “JJ” Curry, Michigan Chronicle (Detroit)
• Leah Mallory, New York Amsterdam News (New York City)
• Davi B. Ulloa-Estrada, Philadelphia Gay News (Philadelphia)
• Christine Shelby, The Sacramento Observer (Sacramento)
• Kira Doyle, Seattle Medium (Seattle)
• Devored Horton, The St. Louis American (St. Louis)
• Victoria F. Vega, Tagg Magazine (National)
• Henry Carnell, Washington Blade (Washington, D.C.)
• Jada Ingleton, The Washington Informer (Washington, D.C.)
• Lu Calzada, Windy City Times (Chicago)

In February, the three organizations announced the launch of The Digital Equity Local Voices Lab and application period. The Lab is part of Project UP, Comcast’s $1 billion initiative to connect people to the Internet and advance digital equity and economic mobility through programs and community partnerships that open doors for the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, storytellers, and creators across Comcast, NBCUniversal, and Sky.

About News is Out
News is Out is a pioneering national collaborative of six of the legendary local queer news publishers. We deliver compelling journalism, which engages, amplifies and connects the LGBTQ+ community. newsisout.com

About Word In Black
Word In Black is a groundbreaking collaboration of the nation’s 10 legendary Black news publishers. Word In Black promises to confront inequities, elevate solutions and amplify the Black experience by reporting, collecting, and sharing stories about real people in communities across our country.

About Local Media Association / Local Media Foundation
Local Media Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable trust, serves as the innovation and transformation affiliate of LMA. Incorporating our four strategic pillars — business transformation, journalism funded by philanthropy, industry collaboration, and sustainability for publishers of color — LMF helps provide local media companies the strategies and resources for meaningful innovation and impactful journalism projects.