Dallas Free Press

A nonprofit organization

$3,209 raised by 29 donors

Dallas Free Press focuses community journalism efforts in South Dallas and West Dallas, two of our city’s historically redlined neighborhoods, and that work informs collaborative projects to tackle complex civic issues with solutions journalism. Our editorial strategy is to fill gaps where they exist and to complement rather than compete with other local media. When asked whether we’re a content producer or community builder, our answer is a resounding, “Yes.”

We believe that journalism should be a public service, so we:

  • created event calendars and resource maps for our neighborhoods
  •  make reporting choices based on the untold stories of community assets and civic issues important to neighbors
  • and are working on innovative journalistic solutions, such as a zoning scraping tool that will inform residents of our rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods of upcoming development decisions


Our vision is for our communities to amplify their own voices, gain agency, and become more engaged members of their community. We want them to know how to access the information they need and understand next steps to seeking solutions and pushing for change, while also providing them with both fair, equal media representation and the communication infrastructure they lack.

 In order to make this happen, we have embarked on an ambitious plan around community-powered journalism, expanding our journalism pathway from Dallas high schools to Dallas newsrooms and launching the acclaimed nationwide Documenters program in Dallas.

Mission

Our nonprofit journalism amplifies voices in disinvested neighborhoods and explores solutions to our city's systemic inequities.

Dallas Free Press envisions a city without news deserts, where newsrooms reflect our city’s diverse composition, and where community members are not just listened to but actively involved in the media process.

Equity Statement

Dallas Free Press owns up to journalism’s racist history of devaluing BIPOC residents and minimizing their stories, while envisioning an anti-racist future that prioritizes Black and Latino voices from neighborhoods such as South Dallas and West Dallas, and utilizes community-powered journalism to guide reporting and storytelling.

Our explicit bias is toward the residents of the neighborhoods we cover, and our explicit goal is to hire journalists, freelancers and interns who reflect the diversity and culture of our neighborhoods.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Dallas Free Press

other names

Advocate Foundation Inc

Tax id (EIN)

20-5245262

Guidestar

Causes

Community Improvement, Human Rights, Civil Rights & Advocacy, Racial Equity

Operating Budget

$500,000 - $999,999

Counties Served

Dallas

BIPOC Serving

Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx

BIPOC Leadership

Board Chair

Equity Statement

Equity Statement

Address

P.O. Box 150951
Dallas, TX 75315

Phone

469-290-4553

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