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Josh Stearns

Transformative grantmaking means letting go

Trusting local people, championing their dreams, and giving them the resources to build a different future.

2 min readMay 23, 2023

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Transformative grantmaking means letting go

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Josh Stearns

Journalism Advice for a 9-Year-Old (and the Rest of Us)

Last week my daughter announced she wanted to be a journalist. Here is the advice the Internet gave her.

6 min readJun 21, 2021

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Journalism Advice for a 9-Year-Old (and the Rest of Us)

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Josh Stearns

Introducing Ping and Echo

Ping and Echo delivers podcasts kids and grown-ups will love and gives you everything you need to turn an episode into an adventure.

4 min readMar 22, 2020

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Introducing Ping and Echo

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Josh Stearns

Seven Years of Experimenting with Philanthropy for Local News

NewsMatch is built on years of creativity, experimentation and collaboration in philanthropy.

6 min readDec 26, 2019

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Seven Years of Experimenting with Philanthropy for Local News

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Josh Stearns
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NewsMatch

With One Month Left, NewsMatch Grows with New Funders and New Momentum

On#GivingNewsDay, NewsMatch is growing to meet the needs of local news and investigative journalism around the country.

4 min readDec 2, 2019

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With One Month Left, NewsMatch Grows with New Funders and New Momentum

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Josh Stearns

Ten Poems Emailed To Me By Strangers And Friends

Last week I was added to a poetry chain letter and for the last seven days I’ve been getting poems sent in to my inbox from friends and…

9 min readNov 24, 2019

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Ten Poems Emailed To Me By Strangers And Friends

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Josh Stearns
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Trust, Media and Democracy

What We Learned Through NewsMatch Can Help All of Local News

Raising awareness, capacity and dollars for local news at a time of crisis.

7 min readMay 14, 2019

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What We Learned Through NewsMatch Can Help All of Local News

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NewsMatch

Exploring funder collaborations for nonprofit news at Knight Media Forum

NewsMatch funders and partners recently gathered at the 2019 Knight Media Forum in Miami to connect with leaders in journalism, technology…

5 min readMar 6, 2019

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Exploring funder collaborations for nonprofit news at Knight Media Forum

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Josh Stearns
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NewsMatch

NewsMatch 2018 raises $7.6 million, fueling growth in local news and investigative journalism.

The last month has been a difficult one for journalism in America, but there is some good news to celebrate too.

6 min readFeb 12, 2019

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NewsMatch 2018 raises $7.6 million, fueling growth in local news and investigative journalism.

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NewsMatch

29 Times Nonprofit Journalism Made a Difference In 2018

When it comes to the biggest stories of 2018, from immigration to education, gun violence to campaign finance, nonprofit journalists…

8 min readDec 31, 2018

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29 Times Nonprofit Journalism Made a Difference In 2018

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Josh Stearns

Josh Stearns

Senior Director, Public Square Program at the Democracy Fund. Journalism and democracy of, by and for the people. Formerly: @grdodge @freepress

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