Arkansas Democrat-Gazette announces new fundraising campaign to preserve local news coverage

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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Tuesday announced a public fundraising effort to bolster its newsroom operations.

The inaugural campaign aims to raise $100,000 in 100 days, said Staci Miller, director of development for what is being called the newspaper’s Community Journalism Project.

All contributions to the project will be administered by the Arkansas Community Foundation.

Donations to the Community Journalism Project are treated for tax purposes as gifts to a Section 501(c)(3) public charity and are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law, according to the news release.

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