Donations to APFJ allow expansion of program providing resources to local and state newsrooms
November 20, 2025
The AP Fund for Journalism says donations of more than $30 million will permit an expansion of a program that provides news stories and photos to dozens of local and state newsrooms. The fund, started last year, supports nearly 50 news organizations across the country and is looking to expand to 300 by 2028. Through the fund, sites like the Mountain State Spotlight in West Virginia and Outlier Media in Michigan get material from The Associated Press that they might not otherwise be able to afford. That deepens what they can offer readers while freeing staff members to work on original stories.