A New Approach to Local News
The grey matter in our brains helps us to simultaneously think and act, and that’s what GMM seeks to do with its creative multimedia content. We’re an independent team of local journalists, social workers, filmmakers and concerned citizens uncovering the nuance within the issues that impact local people. We publish interactive stories, explainers, podcasts, films, and more to equip our community to understand the many truths, untruths and grey areas of our time.
Our Mission
To empower people to be informed community members through innovative, investigative journalism covering the most pressing issues affecting central Ohio.
Our Vision
To inspire equitable and sustainable community engagement in the greater central Ohio region.
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Let’s be real
Local outlets are being stretched further with less money, and national news outlets aren’t in tune with what’s happening on a local level. That means for cities like Columbus that rapidly growing and changing, locals are left without insight into what’s going on in their own backyards and are disempowered to act in their own interests.
That’s where Matter News comes in. We’re a small, independent team of local journalists, social workers, filmmakers and concerned citizens from both the public and private sectors who want to bring innovative, investigative news to Central Ohio. We aim to bring empathy, nuance and depth to Central Ohio news coverage. And what’s more: We want to make it accessible and affordable.
Our articles, videos, web applications and data visualizations are designed to make you think, but also empower you to act. Part of that empowerment comes from telling the whole story. Much of today’s media paints issues with broad, black and white strokes; coverage is often divisive, depressing, and disempowering. Instead, we’re giving you an alternative that contextualizes the issues and shows just how many shades of grey there really are.
As a startup organization, we’re focused on building a sustainable future, and that includes fundraising. If you’d like to support to our organization, you can donate at matternews.org/donate. You make innovative, independent, ethically-funded, and locally produced news possible. But, perhaps most importantly, your donation supports the city we all call home.