We Can Be Podcast - The Heinz Endowments

Heinz Endowments President and “We Can Be” host Chris DeCardy welcomes Chris Baxter, CEO, President and Founding Editor of Spotlight PA, an independent, non-partisan and nonprofit news organization dedicated to holding those in power accountable.   Mr. Baxter has more than two decades of journalism experience and has built his impressive career on a commitment to challenging that status quo. He leads Spotlight PA’s partnerships with over 90 newsrooms, the largest collaborative distribution network of its kind in the United States.   “Spotlight PA holds our elected officials accountable because they are making decisions that affect everyone’s day-to-day life,” said Mr. Baxter. “We need trusted regional news that fights back against the noise of the national conversation, which threatens to overpower our dialogue with local, county, city and state officials.”   Founded in 2019 to address Pennsylvania’s declining state of local journalism, Spotlight PA has had substantial impact that has made it a model of indep