They’ve always covered Oakland food topics, in their Nosh section.
wow.
Lance Knobel, co-founder of Berkeleyside, has announced that they have obtained $3.1 million in funding to create an Oakland newsroom scheduled to open Spring 2020. Topics to be covered will be discussed In January.
from their announcement:
*Our new Oakland journalism platform is being launched with initial funding of $1.56 million from the [Google News Initiative](https://newsinitiative.withgoogle.com/) (GNI). This is the GNI’s third collaboration in its Local Experiments Project, which aims to develop new business, operational and product practices to create sustainable local news business models. Google will have no input or influence on our editorial decisions. *
*The American Journalism Project (AJP), a new, nonpartisan venture philanthropy organization dedicated to local news, is also providing $1.56 million in funding for business, technology and fundraising capacity, as well as close strategic support, to drive our focus on revenue and sustainability. AJP will have no input or influence on our editorial decisions. *
“Building on what we have learned over 10 years at Berkeleyside, we intend to deliver independent, high-quality journalism to foster civic engagement, enrich people’s lives and contribute to a healthy democracy,” says Berkeleyside co-founder Lance Knobel. “Our Oakland news site will provide the accountability journalism and watchdog reporting that is at risk during a time of news cutbacks.”
We’re building a new newsroom to serve Oakland. Tell us what you’d like to see.
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