Company Profile

Company Description:

The Ohio Local News Initiative is a yet-to-be named startup nonprofit organization with a  vision to give everyone in Ohio the local news they need, starting with a robust newsroom in Cleveland. The Cleveland newsroom produces high-quality accountability journalism while working directly with residents to produce and distribute community reporting, employing an innovative model for local journalism that is directly responsive to local information needs. In addition to a team of editors and beat reporters, the Cleveland newsroom has best-in-class community engagement expertise, multimedia production, dedicated capacity for service journalism and research, and Cleveland Documenters, which trains and pays Greater Clevelanders to document local public meetings. 

At OLNI, we aim to be a great place to work where everyone feels heard and respected. We have adopted guiding principles for equitable hiring and do our best to follow best practices to create an inclusive hiring process.