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New series of The Exchange Highlights Black Business Leaders Advancing Equity in Their Communities

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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NEW YORK, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Exchange, a project led by Deloitte and a consortium of Black-owned local publishers, today announced it has published a new series of branded articles highlighting Black business leaders, a new feature tailored for diverse audiences. Launched last year, The Exchange is a pilot project managed by the Local Media Association and Local Media Consortium that aims to advance equity in media by sustaining local publications serving racially and ethnically diverse communities that have been underserved by mainstream media.

Key Points: 
  • Using Knotch, a content intelligence platform that surveys readers, the audience responses to the content series are overwhelmingly positive.
  • Seventy-two percent of the respondents expressed a positive sentiment with the most popular reason being, "The content was inspirational."
  • Through content-sharing technology used for The Exchange, the views of content in the leadership collection saw a 62% increase over previous content series.
  • "Diverse voices matter, and we believe it is important to amplify these voices and increase knowledge sharing through a series on successful Black business leaders," said Sonny Messiah Jiles, CEO of The Defender Network.

Local Publishers, Deloitte to Create Business Content for Diverse Audiences

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A consortium of Black-owned newspaper publishers and Deloitte* are launching The Exchange, a pilot project designed to co-create and distribute business content tailored for diverse audiences.

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  • The collaboration, funded by Deloitte, aims to help sustain local media, and bring financial and business content and insight to local publications who reach and amplify voices from underserved communities
    NEW YORK, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A consortium of Black-owned newspaper publishers and Deloitte* are launching The Exchange, a pilot project designed to co-create and distribute business content tailored for diverse audiences.
  • The project uses Deloitte's research-based business thought leadership as a starting point for the publishers to customize business content for their audiences and to help drive revenue to the publishers through a related ad buy from Deloitte.
  • "The project works on several levels," said Julia Campbell, chief business transformation officer, Local Media Association and general manager of a branded content collaboration between the LMA and LMC.
  • "It offers support to local media and serves readers who often don't have access to this kind of business content."

Learn to identify food insecurity issues and solutions in your community at National Press Club Journalism Institute training, Oct. 21

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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Alejandro Figueroa covers food insecurity and the business of food for WYSO through Report for America.

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  • Alejandro Figueroa covers food insecurity and the business of food for WYSO through Report for America.
  • Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, where he reported for The New Political, a student-run publication focused on politics and government.
  • As the non-profit affiliate of the National Press Club, the Institute powers journalism in the public interest.
  • The National Press Club Journalism Institute serves thousands of people daily with our newsletter, online programming, writing group, and other support.

Ann Marr Joins Board of Directors of Cass Information Systems, Inc.

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Thursday, August 4, 2022
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Cass Information Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASS), the leading provider of transportation, energy, telecom and waste invoice payment and information services, reported that Ann Marr has been appointed to its board of directors, effective August 2, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Cass Information Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASS), the leading provider of transportation, energy, telecom and waste invoice payment and information services, reported that Ann Marr has been appointed to its board of directors, effective August 2, 2022.
  • Marr oversees all global human resources functions, which include talent management, policy development, benefits administration, training, immigration, communications, leadership development and employee relations.
  • She is a member of the executive team and board of directors at WWT.
  • Cass Information Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated information and payment management solutions.