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CalMatters celebrates 8 years of informing Californians, holding elected leaders accountable
CalMatters was founded in 2015 to fill a critical gap in covering state government.
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Media partnership enables powerful journalism collaboration on unhoused Californians
CalMatters and Catchlight collaborate to tell human stories of people’s experiences in California.
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CalMatters honored as best nonprofit news organization in the nation
The award is given by the American Journalism Online program at New York University, the university’s first fully online master’s program.
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CalMatters’ first Emmy award displays the power of collaboration
This is just the latest evidence of the value provided by CalMatters’ partnerships that bring the newsroom’s high quality journalism to people across TV news programs, radio stations and newspapers.
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CalMatters Youth Journalism Initiative educates both students and teachers
CalMatters launched the Youth Journalism Initiative in 2022 to help programs bring more high school students into journalism.
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CalMatters’ third General Excellence win commends “extensive, important coverage”
Judges in this year’s California Journalism Awards called out CalMatters’ work as “insightful,” “impressive” and “comprehensive.”
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CalMatters’ Kristen Hwang honored, again, for public health reporting
Kristen Hwang reports on health care and policy for CalMatters. She is passionate about humanizing data-driven stories and examining the intersection of public health and social justice.
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CalMatters TV work with CBS earns our first Emmy nominations
New honors for CalMatters highlight efforts to serve the millions of people who rely on television for their news coverage.
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Kristen Go joins CalMatters as its next editor in chief
Kristen Go takes the reins from Dave Lesher, who is stepping aside to lead the Accountability Desk investigative journalism effort.
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Earth Day op-ed contest elevates talented student voices across California
The inaugural contest is part of an organization-wide effort to diversify commentary voices across the state and build career pathways for young journalists.