• by Ray Schultz , June 21, 2023

Pocket, a content discovery app, is partnering with the American Journalism Project ((AJP), a venture philanthropy that has invested in 37 local nonprofit newsrooms. to showcase work from those newsrooms. 

Starting on Wednesday, Pocket is featuring articles from AJP’s grantees through a series of curated collections. The articles will range from Mississippi Today’s Pulitzer Prize-winning series on a welfare scandal involving former NFL player Brett Favre to the Block Club Chicago’s coverage of the LGBTQ representation on the Chicago City Council, Pocket says. 

“This initiative will showcase the work of nonprofit newsrooms on Pocket, enabling our readers to stay informed and engaged with the best local stories from coast to coast,” says Carolyn O’Hara, senior director of content discovery at Pocket.

“By amplifying local news of national significance, we aim to introduce users to stories they might not have discovered on their own and empower them to stay informed on critical issues.” 

This is happening as Mozilla’s Pocket moves beyond simply curating evergreen content, to making its platform more responsive to everyday events. 

Pocket has launched three new Collections on these topics: Bringing systemic injustices to light; local lens, national impact of LGBTQ+ community issues; and local heroes, spotlight on artists and activists.