HVNA Supporting Newsrooms

HVNA’s participants include local newspapers, reporters, editors, photographers, columnists. All are vital community resources.

Hudson Valley One

Kingston, NY – Ulster County

Managing Editor: Brian Hollander

Weekly Print, Digital

Hudsy

Kingston, NY – Ulster County

Managing Editor: Jesse Brown

Digital

HV Pilot

Rhinebeck, NY – Dutchess County

Managing Editor: Eric Steinman

Digital

Kingston Wire

Kingston, NY – Ulster County

Managing Editor: Dan Barton

Digital

Peekskill Herald

Peekskill, NY – Westchester County

Managing Editor: Regina Clarkin

Digital

Red Hook Daily Catch

Red Hook, NY – Dutchess County

Founder & Editor-in-Chief: Emily Sachar

Digital

Shawangunk Journal

Ellenville, NY – Ulster County

Managing Editor: Lisa Reider

Weekly Print, Digital

The Highlands Current

Cold Spring, NY – Putnam County

Managing Editor: Chip Rowe

Weekly Print, Digital

Times Union

Albany, NY – Albany County

Managing Editor/Hudson Valley: Phil Pantuso

Daily Print, Digital

WHY?

Local news is in crisis. Many communities in the Hudson Valley have lost their news coverage, and the publishers that remain in the Valley are under severe strain. These vital community resources – local newspapers, reporters, editors, photographers, columnists - are in danger of disappearing forever.

WHAT?

The Hudson Valley News Alliance (HVNA) is a concerted, collective effort to keep local news reporting healthy and growing in the Hudson Valley. By fostering collaboration and leveraging philanthropy, the HVNA will strengthen independent newsrooms and publications with programs and initiatives no single publisher could feasibly do on their own.

HOW?

Local newsrooms are now essentially public services, yet most are still organized as for-profit businesses. This structure prevents them from accessing many sources of philanthropic and foundational support. HVNA was conceived to operate as a bridge between non-profit givers and the dozens of local, for-profit newsrooms in the area.