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Groundbreaking Initiative

Pittsburgh's Next Generation Newsroom

Local journalism in Pittsburgh and across Southwestern Pennsylvania is in crisis. What are we doing about it? Below are the Newsroom's chief goals.

Fill gaps in local reporting

Create pathways to journalism careers

Support the existing news ecosystem

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Newsapalooza 2024 Highlights

Explore these moments captured at our inaugural Newsapalooza event, held on September 27, 2024. Stay tuned for video highlights, and be sure to follow @pointparkcmi on social media for more updates!

Photos by Stephanie Loftus.

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Our Mission


Next Generation Newsroom is a news service that launched to fulfill the need for high-quality enterprise reporting for people who want to stay informed about the place they call home. The focus of our work is government and enterprise reporting in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
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We help our audience become better informed by explaining how public policy and pressing community issues affect residents.

An enterprise-first approach distinguishes our work from other coverage of local issues. NGN reporters also collaborate with newsrooms in Southwestern Pennsylvania to cover specific stories.

The stories produced through Next Generation Newsroom must meet our editorial guidelines and code of ethics.

Building on the Center for Media Innovation

The Next Generation Newsroom builds on and incorporates the Center for Media Innovation’s successful ventures – such as the Pittsburgh Media Partnership – while complementing the other journalism taking place across southwestern Pennsylvania. It creates a teaching newsroom that brings together professional journalists, recent graduates, and students to fill gaps in local reporting while blazing and sustaining pathways to careers. It will also contribute to more diverse perspectives on local news by recruiting, training, and employing journalists with varied backgrounds and lived experiences.

Join us for this exciting journey as we work together to ensure that Pennsylvanians remain informed and empowered to shape the future of our communities. Together, we can uphold the essential role of local news in preserving the fabric of our society.

The purpose of the Pittsburgh Media Partnership (PMP) is to support and promote local journalism across the region for the public’s benefit.The PMP — which comprises 29 media outlets in the Greater Pittsburgh area — accomplishes this by encouraging collaboration between and among partner outlets, developing and distributing resources, building capabilities and advocating for local journalism.

The Pittsburgh Downtown Media Hub serves as a shared newsroom for local journalism. Presented by Point Park University's Center for Media Innovation and located within walking distance to campus at 223 Fourth Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh, the Media Hub houses five news outlets: City Cast Pittsburgh, Next Pittsburgh, The Pittsburgh Independent, QBurgh, and Storyburgh. It also houses the Pittsburgh Women’s Press Club and the International Free Expression Project, and offers a daily drop-in space for others.