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| Type | Website and newsletter |
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| Founder(s) | Natalie Delgadillo, Eric Falquero, Teresa Frontado, Colleen Grablick, Abigail Higgins, Maddie Poore |
| Board of Directors | Christina Sturdivant Sani, Natalie Delgadillo, Eric Falquero, Colleen Grablick, Abigail Higgins, Maddie Poore |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Language | Predominantly English, some Spanish and Amharic with partners |
| City | District of Columbia |
| Country | United States |
| Website | 51st |
The 51st is a nonprofit local news website registered in the District of Columbia.[1] It is affiliated with Beloved Community Incubator in D.C. and the Tiny News Collective[2]and Institute for Nonprofit News [3] nationally.
The organization is one of[4]a growing number[5] of worker-owned and worker-led media cooperatives, such as The Appealref>"The Appeal is back! And we're worker-run". The Appeal. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2025.</ref>, 404 Media and Hell Gate NYC, that position themselves as alternatives to mainstream media[6] business models.
The newsroom collaborates with other local outlets frequently, including Street Sense (newspaper),[7] the Baltimore Banner,[8] Ethiopique, El Tiempo Latino[9], and The Washington Afro-american.
The startup was founded in 2024[10] by a group of former DCist and WAMU employees. They raised a quarter of a million dollars[11] to get started.[12]
As local news coverage in D.C. shrinks, [13]The 51st has been a rare addition: publishing original reporting weekly, contributing to a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation[14], and holding in-person events such as a live gameshow celebrating D.C. history and culture[15].
References
[edit]- ^ "The 51st". OpenCorporates. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Our Members". Tiny News Collective. April 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "The 51st". Find Your News. Institute for Nonprofit News. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Farr, Marigo (21 Aug 2024). "A Newsroom Where Everyone Has a Seat at the Table". NiemanReports. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Fu, Angela (8 Jan 2025). "Why more and more journalists are launching worker-owned outlets". Poynter. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Sylvester, Diane (21 Nov 2024). "The 51st: Building a worker-led newsroom from the ashes of DCist". Editor & Publisher. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "2024 Reporting". Homeless Crisis Reporting Project. Street Sense Media. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "How Drug Overdose Deaths Have Plagued One Generation of Black Men for Decades". The New York Times. 20 Dec 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Falquero, Eric (10 Dec 2024). "Inmigración en la era Trump: Aprende sobre algunos recursos locales para inmigrantes y sus familias". El Tiempo Latino. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Izadi, Elahe (16 July 2024). "Former DCist staff launch the 51st, new local news site for Washington". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Morris, Vince (23 Aug 2024). "The 51st Reaches Fundraising Milestone But Sustainability Remains a Question". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "How We're Funded". The 51st. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Olivia Scharf, Elaine Clarke (23 May 2025). "Fighting a slow collapse, Washingtonians say local journalism is more important now than ever". The Georgetown Voice. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Collaborative project with Baltimore Banner, New York Times and Big Local News wins Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting". Big Local News. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Locals celebrate D.C. Natives Day 2025 with live trivia showdown". Big Local News. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.