Our mission
To be the city’s go-to news source by providing high-quality, unbiased, community-focused coverage, to foster an informed and engaged Waltham.
Quick Facts
What is the Waltham News Alliance?
We are a group of Waltham residents who came together in the spring of 2024 with the goal of establishing a nonprofit newsroom to bring objective, nonpartisan news coverage back to the city. We want to create a go-to source of high-quality news to inform, investigate, entertain, inspire and debate the topics that matter to all
Why?
Like many communities, Waltham has seen its last local print newspaper disappear from our doorsteps and store counters, leaving a void in our civic life and the shared public understanding of a city we are proud to call home.
News and information in Waltham today is a fractured landscape of websites, video feeds, social media postings, and local cable programs that provide only a small glimpse of what is happening throughout Waltham. We often know more about what’s going on across the globe than we do in our own community. Large media corporations may have given up on providing quality local news coverage in Waltham, about Waltham, but we can change that
Our Guiding Principles
- The Waltham Times will deliver objective, nonpartisan coverage. As a 501(c)3 organization, we must follow specific guidelines.
- We will adhere to the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics
- We are committed to cover each of the diverse communities within Waltham in ways that serve the city as a whole
- Our staff should be reflective of and sensitive to the coverage needs of Waltham’s richly diverse community
What has happened to date?
An all-volunteer Waltham News Alliance startup team has been hard at work to establish the organization, with three main committees — Business, Community Outreach, and Journalism — each focusing on researching best practices, drafting policies and procedures, and implementing specific tasks in their respective areas. We’ve made significant progress. For example:
- Obtained our Employer Identification Number (EIN) under Waltham News Alliance
- Incorporated as a Massachusetts nonprofit through the Massachusetts Secretary of Commonwealth’s Office with a required board of three.
- Received our 501(c)3 nonprofit status
- Named our future publication The Waltham Times
- Opened a bank account
- Began drafting business, community outreach, and journalism plans
- Launched this website to keep you informed
- Launched a periodic e-newletter to our growing list of supporters.
Visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for more details.