The University of Vermont issued the following announcement.
UVM announced today the launch of a national initiative to support the critical role of local news media around the country and aid colleges in their efforts to help solve the crisis facing local news.
The new Center for Community News is supported by the Knight Foundation and UVM College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) donors. The $400,000 initiative builds on the successful Community News model in Vermont, which brings students together with professional editors to provide news reporting at no cost to local news outlets.
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