In 2021, a coalition of Ohio organizations and community leaders, and the American Journalism Project, partnered to launch a network of independent, community-led, nonprofit newsrooms. Created out of a study that found many residents of Greater Cleveland were not getting the critical local information they needed, the mission is to ensure every resident of Ohio has the local news they need. This initiative is currently called the Ohio Local News Initiative. The first of these nonprofit newsrooms will be in Cleveland, which anticipates launching in fall of 2022. The Cleveland newsroom will increase the volume of relevant, original local reporting available to all residents of Greater Cleveland, with a focus on key coverage areas and issues that residents elevated