CalMatters
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| Formation | 2015 |
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| Type | Nonprofit (501(c)(3)) |
| Purpose | Covering politics |
| Headquarters | Sacramento, CA |
Region | California |
| Subsidiaries | The Markup |
| Affiliations | Institute for Nonprofit News |
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CalMatters, a nonprofit news organization covering California state politics and policies, launched in 2015.[1][2] Founders cited the decline in coverage of state politics in the decade leading up to the founding of CalMatters as a major motivation.[3] As of 2017, it was becoming one of the largest nonprofit newsrooms in the country raising 90 percent of its funding from individuals with only some foundation support.[4] It has also credited its partnership with the LA Times and Capitol Public Radio, among others, as helping to grow the organization quickly.[4]
Upon Donald Trump taking office, the website launched a project called "Trump v. California" which highlighted the criticisms made by the president against the heavily Democratic state.[5]
CalMatters launched a rebranded website in 2019.[6]
In November 2023, Andrew Donohue was named investigative editor and has been hiring to grow the size of his investigative team to five reporters from three in 2023.[7]
In 2024, nonprofit news outlet The Markup merged newsrooms with CalMatters, citing complementary funders and expertise, with The Markup having a more technical and narrower focus on national and global technology policy.[8]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Edward R. Murrow Award (Corporation for Public Broadcasting)
- EPPY Awards
- 2022 Winner, Best Online-Only News Website in the Nation
- 2019 Winners:
- Best Feature Story
- Best Innovation Project
- Online Journalism Awards (OJAs)
- 2018 First Place, Feature
- San Francisco / Northern California Emmy Awards
- 2024 Winner, Criminal justice
- 2023 Winner, Trial by Fire
See also
[edit | edit source]- States Newsroom, with whom CalMatters has a content-sharing agreement
- The Texas Tribune
References
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