The Pivot Fund holds conversations that disrupt journalism and philanthropy. These conversations center on BIPOC-led community news organizations and how they're funded, developed and trained.
Latest Episodes
Building Leadership that Reflects Community: MLK50’s Co-Executive Directors on Shared Power in Journalism
In this episode of The Pivot Fund Pod, host Haeven Gibbons talks with MLK50’s Co-Executive Directors, Ayanna Watkins and Adrienne Martin, about how co-leadership stren...
Carrying the Torch: Oscar Guevara Takes the Helm of MG News While His Father Remains in ICE Custody
In this episode of the Pivot Fund Pod, Tracie Powell, founder and CEO of The Pivot Fund, speaks with Oscar Guevara from MG News. When veteran reporter Mario Guevara wa...
Navigating Identity and Trust with Myers Reece of Underscore Native News
In this episode of The Pivot Fund Pod, Tracie Powell, founder and CEO of The Pivot Fund, speaks with Myers Reece, an Asian American journalist and leader of Underscore...
How to build a hyperlocal media empire with Georgia Fort
In this episode of The Pivot Fund Pod, CEO Tracie Powell talks with media entrepreneur and independent journalist Georgia Fort about her successful news outlet BLCK Pr...
For Us, By Us: Why Trusting Publishers Is at the Heart of The Pivot Fund’s Work
In a recent Word on the Street interview, with Cumulus Media, CEO Tracie Powell shared how The Pivot Fund supports community-rooted newsrooms.It’s not just about fundi...