Best practices for creating a local journalist employment credit that expands newsroom staffing and strengthens local reporting
Purpose & Impact
Improve access to reliable local news and information by helping newsrooms sustain the journalists who cover their communities.
Implementation
A practical guide for legislators, newsrooms leaders and advocates shaping model language into a state‑ready bill.
Our Process
Understand the legislative foundations and principles that shaped the model law for the local journalist employment credit.
FAQ
Get answers to common questions about eligibility, credit amounts, safeguards and other core components.