About the project
Our Non-profit Newsroom Project sets out to take advantage of two funding streams from the Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC). The Local Journalism Initiative (LJI), and Radiometres. With runway funding provided by these two grants, the project seeks to establish a sustainable non-profit newsroom, supported by our readers, listeners, sponsors, and advertisers.
A non-profit newsroom differentiates itself from the for-profit model in that revenue generated goes back into the mission: reporting news and doing journalism. Non-profit newsrooms exist for the public good and revenues generated by non-profit newsrooms do not end up in the pockets of the owners. You can find stories produced as part of our Non-profit Newsroom Project in our news section.
If you would like to support local journalism, support this project with a donation today.
History of the Project
June 2023—Funding approved from the Local Journalism Initiative.
July 4th, 2023—Mick Sweetman starts at CHLY as our LJI Reporter reporting on local civic and community news.
July 2023—Funding approved for Midcoast Morning from Radiometres. Lauryn Mackenzie is hired to host and produce Midcoast Morning.
September 2023—Midcoast Morning starts airing on CHLY 101.7FM and via podcast feeds.
November 2023—Additional funding from the LJI becomes available, Lauryn Mackenzie moves into an additional LJI Reporter role, and People First Radio host and producer Joe Pugh takes over Midcoast Morning.
March 2024—Funding for the Local Journalism Initiative is renewed by Heritage Canada for the next three years. It is coined “LJI 2.0”.
March 2024—Mick Sweetman wraps up his role as LJI Reporter. Happy trails Mick!
March 30th, 2024—Local Journalism Initiative 1.0 funding ends after a three-year run starting in 2020.
April 204—Bridge funding becomes available to carry LJI Reporter Lauryn Mackenzie through to LJI 2.0 funding (pending grant approval).
June 2024—Radiometres 2024-2025 funding approved for “Non-Profit Newsroom Project”.
June 2024—LJI 2.0 funding approved.
Newsroom Library
With funding from listeners and grants, our station has built a small library of books on journalism and media. These are accessible to our station staff, journalists, and volunteers.
NPR’s Podcast Start-Up Guide.
Imagined Audiences.
Editing Canadian English.
The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking.
Media Law for Canadian Journalists.
Elements of Nonprofit News Management.
The Associated Press Guide to News Writing.
Essential Radio Skills.
Essential Radio Journalism.
Media Ethics: A Guide for Professional Conduct.
The Subversive Copy Editor.
Decolonizing Journalism by Duncan McCue.
Elements of Indigenous Style by Younging.
The Elements of Style by Stunk / White / Kalman.
Media, Culture, and Society (2nd Edition) by Hodkinson.
Changing Models For Journalism by Brant Houston.
The Art and Craft of Feature Writing by William E. Blundell.
The Craft of Science Writing.