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Funds a lobbyist to advocate for Arizona local media at the state legislature, working for solutions and against detrimental legislation, and will become a founding member of a national alliance focused on protecting and promoting local newspapers.

Funds a lobbyist to advocate for Arizona local media at the state legislature, working for solutions and against detrimental legislation. The organization also connects members with legislative leaders and provides a legislative newsletter.

Funds a lobbyist to advocate for Arizona local media at the state legislature, working for solutions and against detrimental legislation, and will become a founding member of a new national alliance focused on protecting and promoting local newspapers.

Employs 16 full-time education reporters across Arizona as part of the Arizona Community Collaborative to focus on classroom innovations and community-driven solutions, sharing their coverage with local newsrooms statewide to expand access to deeply reported stories.

Employs 16 full-time education reporters across Arizona as part of the Arizona Community Collaborative, focusing on classroom innovations and community-driven solutions, and shares this coverage with local newsrooms statewide to expand access to deeply reported stories.

Invests in and provides grant funding to local newsrooms, including seed funding for new newsrooms and Startup + Innovation Grants for existing ones, to support expansion, experimentation, and storytelling innovation. This includes a $250,000 investment in the Arizona Local News Foundation.

Invests in and provides grant funding to local newsrooms, including seed funding for launching new newsrooms and supporting innovation within existing ones, through the Arizona Local News Foundation.

Fully funds paid 12-week internships for aspiring journalists in local newsrooms in Arizona, offering 70 internships annually valued at $3,700 each. It also covers costs for members to participate in university career fairs and maintains the largest job board in Arizona for local media opportunities.

Fully funds paid 12-week internships for aspiring journalists in local newsrooms in Arizona, offering 70 internships annually valued at $3,700 each, and covers costs for members to participate in university career fairs.

Retains a media business lawyer for members' basic legal questions, maintains funds for membership-wide legal defense needs, provides broadcast members with access to an FCC lawyer and support for emergency alert systems and tower issues, and offers newspaper members support for public notice navigation.

Provides members with access to a media business lawyer for basic legal questions, maintains funds for membership-wide legal defense, offers FCC lawyer access and support for emergency alert systems/tower issues for broadcast members, and assists newspaper members with public notice navigation.

Retains a media business lawyer for members' basic legal questions, maintains funds for membership-wide legal defense needs, and provides broadcast members with access to an FCC lawyer and support for emergency alert systems and tower issues.

Commissions an annual research study to track media consumption habits, advertising trends, and trust in news across Arizona, with results released each spring.

Commissions an annual research study to track media consumption habits, advertising trends, and trust in news across Arizona, with results released each spring.

Maintains the largest job board in Arizona for local media opportunities, allowing members to post positions and marketing the board to job seekers.

Provides members with access to a comprehensive list of media contacts, media legal guides, ad agency contacts, and maintains the largest job board in Arizona for local media opportunities. It also sends a monthly email newsletter and urgent updates as needed.

Provides members with a legislative newsletter, a comprehensive list of media contacts, legal guides, ad agency contacts, and a monthly email newsletter with updates and opportunities.

Organizes political debates for statewide offices, congressional districts, and key ballot propositions in Arizona, making them available in white-labeled format to local media across Arizona via TV, radio, and digital streaming at no cost. This includes providing simulcast Spanish translation and ASL interpretation.