The "Backstory" of NDNC
Concern about the future of local news brought North Dakota newspaper leaders together. Steve Andrist shares how those conversations grew into the North Dakota News Cooperative.
For this episode of The Backstory, we revisit a conversation with Steve Andrist, co-chair of the North Dakota News Cooperative’s board and one of its founders.
As we prepare for our biggest fundraiser of the year, Andrist shares how NDNC came to be and why supporting independent journalism matters for North Dakota’s communities.
From Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, the North Dakota News Cooperative participates in NewsMatch, a national campaign that helps nonprofit newsrooms raise support through matching donations. During the campaign, eligible gifts to NDNC are matched dollar for dollar, up to our campaign limit, doubling their impact. Your support helps us produce independent, in-depth reporting and share it with newspapers and communities across North Dakota.
The Backstory is produced by the North Dakota News Cooperative, a nonprofit newsroom providing in-depth reporting to newspapers across the state. If you value this kind of journalism, consider making a donation to support our work.
The North Dakota News Cooperative is a nonprofit news organization providing reliable and independent reporting on issues and events that impact the lives of North Dakotans. The organization increases the public’s access to quality journalism and advances news literacy across the state.
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