NewsOutlet at YSU wins second consecutive national grant

NewsOutlet at YSU wins second consecutive national grant

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

The NewsOutlet at Youngstown State University has won a $62,000 Community Information Challenge grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

It is the second consecutive year that the NewsOutlet has won a grant from the prestigious Knight Foundation.

The NewsOutlet, a partnership between YSU, WYSU-FM, The Vindicator, Kent State University, The Akron Beacon Journal, the University of Akron and Rubber City Radio (Akron), links student reporters with media professionals and journalism faculty to provide critical information to Ohio citizens through investigative and enterprise journalism.

The Knight Foundation grant matches a $30,000 grant from The Raymond John Wean Foundation, and a $15,000 grant from The Youngstown Foundation, while Kent State University and the University of Akron have contributed an additional $12,000 for the project. YSU has provided ongoing support for the project.

Read the full story Monday in The Vindicator and on Vindy.com.