Germantown Info Hub

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The Germantown Info Hub is a community journalism project that seeks to share information and stories of and for residents of Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhoods. They are a collaboration between a community advisory group, researchers and student journalists at Temple University and Jefferson University, community outreach specialists and volunteers, and media partners. The Info Hub has collaborated with WHYY, Resolve Philadelphia, Free Press News Voices, G-Town Radio, East Falls Local, and others. In 2022, Germantown Info Hub joined Resolve Philly. As it continues to center the stories and work being done in Germantown, the Info Hub, through its work with Resolve, will pilot a Community Wire Service—a network of hyperlocal bureaus meeting citywide information needs and serving as a mechanism for accurate news coverage.

Website
https://germantowninfohub.org
Grantee type
Organization

Grants Awarded to Germantown Info Hub

$225,000 - Awarded December 2021

Grantees
Resolve Philly
Germantown Info Hub
Focus areas
Community-Centered Journalism
Description

A one-year grant to support the incorporation of the Germantown Info Hub into a Community Wire Service—a network of hyperlocal bureaus meeting neighborhood information needs and serving as a mechanism for citywide authentic and accurate news coverage.

$25,000 - Awarded April 2020

Grantees
Germantown Info Hub
Focus areas
Community-Centered Journalism
Description

COVID-19 Emergency Fund to 2019 Grantees.

$425,000 - Awarded July 2019

Grantees
Kensington Voice
Germantown Info Hub
Focus areas
Community-Centered Journalism
Description

This two-year grant will strengthen the community-centered journalism projects in Germantown, in which residents are helping to create news coverage of issues important to their neighborhoods. Funding is designed to foster long-term sustainability and continuity through community staff positions, advisory groups, and the hiring of program alumni.

$425,000 - Awarded July 2019

Grantees
Germantown Info Hub
Kensington Voice
Focus areas
Community-Centered Journalism
Description

This two-year grant will strengthen the community-centered journalism projects in Kensington, in which residents are helping to create news coverage of issues important to their neighborhoods. Funding is designed to foster long-term sustainability and continuity through community staff positions, advisory groups, and the hiring of program alumni.

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