Mississippi Today is a nonprofit news organization based in Ridgeland, Mississippi. It was founded in 2016 by former NBC chairman Andrew Lack. It is focused on watchdog journalism related to Mississippi's state and local government, economy, environment, public schools and universities, and criminal justice system.

Overview

Mississippi Today started publishing in 2016. It is supported by grants from foundations, including the

Knight Foundation The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, also known as the Knight Foundation, is an American non-profit foundation that provides grants for journalism, communities, and the arts. The organization was founded as the Knight Memorial Education ...

and the

Ford Foundation The Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare. Created in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father Henry Ford, it was originally funded by a US$25,000 gift from Edsel Ford. By 1947, after the death ...

, the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the

University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi (byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment. ...

, and via tax deductible contributions from donors such as

Jim Barksdale James Love Barksdale (born January 24, 1943) is an American executive who served as the president and CEO of Netscape from January 1995 until the company merged with AOL in March 1999. Early life James Barksdale was born in Jackson, Mississipp ...

Archie Manning Elisha Archibald Manning III (born May 19, 1949) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the New Orleans Saints. He played for the Saints from 1971 to 1982 and al ...

, and former Mississippi governors

Haley Barbour Haley Reeves Barbour (born October 22, 1947) is an American attorney, politician, and lobbyist who served as the 63rd governor of Mississippi from 2004 to 2012. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as chairman of the Republican ...

and William Winter. It is owned by Deep South Today (formerly Mississippi News and Information Corporation), a nonprofit organization that was incorporated in 2014.

Personnel

Current staff includes editor-in-chief Adam Ganucheau, a former reporter at the

Clarion-Ledger ''The Clarion Ledger'' is an American daily newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi. It is the second-oldest company in the state of Mississippi, and is one of the few newspapers in the nation that continues to circulate statewide. It is an operating d ...

, and CEO Mary Margaret White. The nonprofit newsroom's columnists include sports writer Rick Cleveland and cartoonist Marshall Ramsey.

Awards

Mississippi Today has won awards for its journalism from the

Mississippi Press Association The Mississippi Press Association is a trade association located in the capital city of Jackson, Mississippi, which represents newspapers from Mississippi that are published at least weekly and are for sale to a general readership. Erle Johnston, ...

, the Online Journalism Awards, and the Sidney Award from the Hillman Foundation in both 2020 and 2022.

References

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External links

Official website
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