Current Projects

2022 Ulster County Executive Candidate Debate

A live audience debate on October 28, 2022 in the historic Shadowland Theater, moderated by veteran local journalists.

HVNA Participants: Shawangunk Journal, Kingston Wire, Hudsy.

2022 Election Project

A cross section of reporting and information about the 2022 election.

HVNA Participants: All HVNA members.

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.