The Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) is excited to announce that Samantha Facciolo has been selected as the director of development, supporting the new collaborative nonprofit newsroom, Spotlight Delaware. In the new role, Facciolo will work with individual donors, foundations and other partners to build revenue [...]

The Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) is excited to announce that Nick Stonesifer has joined the new collaborative nonprofit newsroom, Spotlight Delaware, as a reporter. Stonesifer joins Spotlight Delaware after graduating from Pennsylvania State University, where he worked for four years for its student-run, independent [...]

Lewes resident Patricia Rivera, founder and CEO of Hook PR & Marketing, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI). Rivera was a founding member of the LJI board 2021-2022, and she is returning after a two-year hiatus. “I’ve [...]

Darrin Kerr of the American Journalism Project (AJP) has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI). As Head of Growth Investments at AJP – which has awarded a $1 million, three-year grant to LJI to launch Spotlight Delaware – [...]