Deep South Today

“As we meet the need for local news in the communities we serve across two states, this collaboration with AP will make the most of our collective strengths and assets to maximize our impact.” Deep South Today's newsrooms Mississippi Today and Verite News New Orleans will now share content from The Associated Press. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gsRprwvQ

We're excited to announce our partnership with Grist! Tristan Baurick, climate and environment reporter at Verite News New Orleans, will be Grist's fifth local reporter. We'll also work with Grist to add a similar position for a Mississippi Today reporter. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g8Smgb7n

Deep South Today has been awarded a $1,200,000 grant from The Skyline Foundation! 🎉 The multi-year grant will support the accountability journalism at both Mississippi Today and Verite News New Orleans: https://lnkd.in/gy7FVXPx

Verite News New Orleans is hiring a cultural economy reporter. Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gyPyfC3j

A federal judge ruled that the medical system at Louisiana’s Angola prison has failed inmates for decades. But a federal law that makes it harder for inmates to sue over their conditions could keep the judge from forcing the state to make changes. Read the latest story from Rich Webster, published in partnership with ProPublica: https://lnkd.in/grbEfNxh

Verite News New Orleans' latest story details the long history of inadequate medical care at Angola prison, the failed attempts to fix it and the horrific conditions inmates have had to endure for more than 40 years. Read more: https://lnkd.in/grbEfNxh

Congratulations to Molly Minta, Geoff Pender, Julia James, Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison, Taylor Vance and Rick Cleveland! 🎉

We're excited to announce a new partnership with JPMorganChase in collaboration with the American Journalism Project! Mississippi Today is one of eight local nonprofit news organizations participating in this work to support sustainable efforts to rebuild local news across the country. The work will include sharing ongoing financial health content, organizing local events, and providing expertise tailored to their unique challenges to help meet their business and operational goals. Learn more:

Verite News New Orleans is hiring a cultural economy reporter. The cultural economy reporter at Verite News would cover the relationships that sustain the city’s tourism economy, exploring and explaining how the industry does or does not serve the people of New Orleans.

We're hiring a cultural economy reporter! The cultural economy reporter will cover the relationships that sustain the city’s tourism economy, exploring and explaining how the industry does or does not serve the people of New Orleans. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gcPN3CPN