Laurie_SnyderFrom the cradle of liberty, a new battle begins. "The Philadelphia Inquirer" and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism join Press Forward to fight the decline in local news coverage nationwide:
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How Philadelphia is helping lead a national movement to support local journalism and democracy
A coalition of 22 foundations will invest a half billion dollars to support local news. It is a national movement that Philadelphia helped inspire and that we should embrace, Jim Friedlich writes.