Community Impact Newspaper and Texas Tribune Announce Editorial and Event Partnership

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas, March 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Impact Newspaper, a nationally award-winning newspaper group reaching more than 1.7 million Texans in 34 communities, is excited to announce a new partnership with the Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

The partnership, which will launch with Community Impact Newspaper (CI)'s 22 March editions, is centered on the organizations' collective values of quality and unbiased journalism.

In an effort to reach and engage even more readers, CI will feature the Tribune's content categories relevant to CI's coverage and readers on the paper's "At the Capitol" page, as well as on communityimpact.com. Additionally, the two organizations will partner on a co-produced community event.

"We are thrilled to join forces with a respected news organization such as The Texas Tribune," said David Arkin, chief content officer, Community Impact Newspaper. "As the demand for media innovation in newsrooms continues to grow, our partnership with the Tribune is a fantastic example of collaboration based on our shared values."

"We're so pleased to have the opportunity to bring our politics and policy coverage to Community Impact's enormous readership, and to collaborate on an in-person event that brings our interested and engaged audiences together," said Emily Ramshaw, editor in chief of The Texas Tribune. 

About Community Impact Newspaper:
Community Impact Newspaper is Texas' fastest-growing news organization and the most widely distributed news source for relevant and useful information at the community level. The company has more than 180 employees with coverage in more than 34 communities with 22 hyperlocal newspapers in Texas, in addition to communityimpact.com which enhances content and engages in real-time. With a total mailed circulation now reaching more than 1.7 million, more residents receive a Community Impact Newspaper than any other publication in Texas.

About Texas Tribune:
The Texas Tribune is the only member-supported, digital-first, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. The Tribune was founded in 2009 by John Thornton (a venture capitalist in Austin for nearly 20 years and passionate believer in public media), Evan Smith (the veteran editor-in-chief of Texas Monthly and host of a weekly interview program on PBS stations), and Ross Ramsey (the owner and editor of Texas Weekly, the state's premier newsletter on politics and government).

Media Contact:
David Arkin, Chief Content Officer 
[email protected] 
630.936.6070 | @impactnews

SOURCE Community Impact Newspaper

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