Deep South Today

Mississippi Today was awarded the 2023 pulitzer prize for local reporting. It is the state's flagship nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom, offering in-depth investigative and enterprise reporting from all corners of the state. There is no cost to read its reporting, listen to its podcasts, or access its data sets. The journalism produced by Mississippi Today increases accountability among elected officials, government agencies and community leaders. Its reporting in the areas of community health, politics, education, criminal justice, workforce, and poverty has been especially impactful, providing insight and explanation of systemic issues and corruption that have long gone unreported.

Verite news produces in-depth journalism that serves the region in and around new orleans, while also educating, developing, and mentoring a new generation of minority journalists. Serving as the voice of the disenfranchised, verite news at no cost provides its readers with the information they need to drive economic, social and political change in their communities and beyond. With an editorial focus on the civic and cultural communities in new orleans, verite news has reported on critical issues related to fair housing, discriminatory policing and the city's historic roots in resistance.