Branded Content Project Adds Pilot Group of 5 Publishers

They all serve communities of color and diverse audiences

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Five independently owned publishers that serve communities of color and diverse audiences were added to a new pilot group of the Branded Content Project, an initiative being spearheaded by the Local Media Association and Local Media Consortium and funded by a $1 million investment from the Facebook Journalism Project.

The Branded Content Project kicked off with an alpha-test group last March and added 22 local media organizations to a beta group last November.

The five publishers in the new pilot group are: The Afro American Newspapers, Al Día, Chicago Reader, The Oklahoma Eagle and The St.

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