We live in paradoxical times. The core institutions and systems that have supported journalism in America for decades are weathering a perfect storm of challenges that have undercut our country’s longstanding information infrastructure. At the same time, a new generation of news and journalism organizations is driving a renaissance in local reporting and reinvigorating our media system.

This shifting media landscape has inspired a range of important reports and initiatives designed to help chart a course toward stronger journalism and media in America. In report after report, America’s public and noncommercial media sector has been held up as a core component of the future of hard-hitting, accountability journalism.