<p>In this episode of The Pivot Fund Pod, CEO Tracie Powell talks with media entrepreneur and independent journalist <a href="https://www.georgiafort.com/">Georgia Fort</a> about her successful news outlet <a href="https://www.blckpress.com/">BLCK Press</a>, her nonprofit work at the <a href="https://www.centerforbroadcastjournalism.org/">Center for Broadcast Journalism </a>to grow the next generation of journalists, and how she is thinking strategically about trust and the media landscape of the future from her home state of Minnesota. </p><p> </p><p><em>This conversation is sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. </em></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Pivot Fund</strong> is a new venture philanthropy organization dedicated to investing $500 million into independent BIPOC-led community news outlets through grantmaking, development support, and strategic consulting.</p><p> </p><p>For more information on The Pivot Fund, visit <a href="http://www.thepivotfund.org">www.thepivotfund.org</a>. </p>

The Pivot Fund Pod

The Pivot Fund

How to build a hyperlocal media empire with Georgia Fort

MAY 14, 202555 MIN
The Pivot Fund Pod

How to build a hyperlocal media empire with Georgia Fort

MAY 14, 202555 MIN

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In this episode of The Pivot Fund Pod, CEO Tracie Powell talks with media entrepreneur and independent journalist Georgia Fort about her successful news outlet BLCK Press, her nonprofit work at the Center for Broadcast Journalism to grow the next generation of journalists, and how she is thinking strategically about trust and the media landscape of the future from her home state of Minnesota.  This conversation is sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.  The Pivot Fund is a new venture philanthropy organization dedicated to investing $500 million into independent BIPOC-led community news outlets through grantmaking, development support, and strategic consulting. For more information on The Pivot Fund, visit www.thepivotfund.org.