{"id":84408,"date":"2026-10-07T19:59:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=84408"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:59:17","slug":"american-community-media-releases-the-2026-impact-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=84408","title":{"rendered":"American Community Media Releases the 2026 Impact Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_51 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_51\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span><a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/americancommunitymedia.org\/author\/bchan\/\">ACoM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_52 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_52\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-10-06T14:40:13-07:00\">Oct 6, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_72 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>In California, Our Home Base, Reach Exceeds 30 Million<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"instaread-player-slot\" data-design=\"acoustic_player\">\n<div class=\"instaread-audio-player\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Audio article player\"><iframe class=\"instaread-iframe\" title=\"Audio Article\" src=\"https:\/\/player.instaread.co\/wordpressplayer?article=american-community-media-releases-the-2026-impact-report&amp;publication=americancommunitymedia&amp;article_url=https%3A%2F%2Famericancommunitymedia.org%2Fpress-release%2Famerican-community-media-releases-the-2026-impact-report-showing-ethnic-media-reach-of-65-million-across-1200-news-outlets-in-40-languages&amp;version=1791428100000\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American Community Media (ACoM), the oldest and largest nationwide coalition of ethnic, in-language, and hyperlocal media outlets, today released its 2026 Impact Report\u00a0covering July 2025 through June 2026. It documents\u00a0how ACoM\u2019s network of 1,282 media partners reached more than 65 million people across 42 communities and more than 40 languages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025-2026, ACoM\u2019s website page views grew 63%, and its visitors grew 122% reflecting the expansion of our news briefings, news exchange, reporting fellowships and advocacy for the sector.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>78 virtual news briefings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>198 stories<\/strong>\u00a0syndicated through ACoM\u2019s Ethnic Media Newswire<\/li>\n<li><strong>27 in-person convenings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>157 fellowships<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>$1M+ in direct revenue invested in the sector<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom the time we started in 1997, till today, our work supporting this vital sector of journalism, particularly educating and engaging isolated In-language immigrant audiences and rural communities about changing federal policies on immigration and public service benefits, has never been more urgent. This report shows the hybrid model we\u2019ve developed to do it,\u201d said Sandy Close, founder of ACoM.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also details ACoM\u2019s advocacy for the sector in collaboration with media reform groups in California and nationwide. Policy wins in 2026 include a $15 million state package renewing the Propel Initiative through 2028, a $10 million state extension of the California Civic Media Program matched by Google for $40 million in total, and enactment of AB 2222, the Community NEWS Act, which provides a refundable payroll tax credit for newsrooms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn a year when journalism took a shellacking, ethnic media kept the trust of the communities they serve,\u201d said Jaya Padmanabhan, Executive Director of ACoM. \u201cThis report shows what that trust makes possible and how millions of people get the information they need to take part in our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2023, ACoM began replicating our model in Houston, the country\u2019s third most diverse city. Today, Houston Community Media (HCoM) hosts the first-ever cohort of 45+ ethnic news outlets working together across ethnic, racial and generational lines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking ahead, ACoM plans to continue to grow its national network, roll out a texting platform for media partners, and grow the Community Media Marketplace, a digital platform that lets ethnic and community media collectively compete for major advertising campaigns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the <a href=\"https:\/\/americancommunitymedia.org\/impact-report\/\">full report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-about-american-community-media\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-overline\"><strong>About American Community Media<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"h-about-american-community-media-started-in-1997-as-new-america-media-and-formerly-known-as-ethnic-media-services-american-community-media-acom-is-the-oldest-and-largest-nationwide-coalition-of-ethnic-media-its-mission-is-to-enhance-the-visibility-and-viability-of-ethnic-media-ensuring-all-voices-are-heard-and-all-stories-are-told-in-our-multiracial-democracy-learn-more-at-americancommunitymedia-org\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Started in 1997 as New America Media, and formerly known as Ethnic Media Services, American Community Media (ACoM) is the oldest and largest nationwide coalition of ethnic media. Its mission is to enhance the visibility and viability of ethnic media, ensuring all voices are heard and all stories are told in our multiracial democracy. Learn more at americancommunitymedia.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ByACoM Oct 6, 2026 In California,&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local","category-u-s-a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84408"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84409,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84408\/revisions\/84409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}