The San Francisco Public Press will start distributing selected news stories through the Thompson Reuters newswire in a deal brokered by the Investigative News Network, the two organizations announced earlier this week.
Articles will be distributed internationally and available to all of Reuters’ customers — news organizations that distribute in print, online and in broadcast media.
The network, a consortium of more than 50 nonprofit news organizations, many of them startups, was founded last year in an effort to share news stories and operational resources to increase the reach of the journalism the organizations produce. They include the Center for Public Integrity, California Watch, MinnPost and the St. Louis Beacon. Seven members are located in the Bay Area. They are SF Public Press, California Watch/Center for Investigative Reporting, Spot.Us, Newsdesk.org, New America Media, Oakland Local and the G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism.
Of the members of the network, 30 are participating in the Reuters deal.
“Investigative reporting is at the forefront of our mission, and we’re excited to expand our reach and serve Reuters clients around the globe,” said Kevin Davis, chief executive officer of the Investigative News Network.
The Public Press already syndicates its stories to Yahoo! and the Bay Citizen, and is developing distribution relationships with other publishers.
