The Current (news organization)
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| Type | Non-profit online news organization |
|---|---|
| Editor | Christiaan Mader |
| Managing editor | Leslie Turk |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| City | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States |
| Website | thecurrentla |
The Current is a non-profit news organization in Lafayette, Louisiana. It describes itself as an "independent, digital newsroom pursuing answers to Lafayette's big questions."[1]
The Current first appeared in April 2017 as a glossy print monthly published by IND Media, the company behind The IND Monthly (previously The Independent Weekly), a Lafayette alternative newspaper. With a print run of 10,000 copies, it was branded as "Lafayette's journal of culture, commentary and ideas."[2][3]
The glossy Current only lasted three issues.[4] In July 2017, amid widespread financial declines in newspapers, IND Media announced it was shutting down The IND Monthly after 14 years and suspending publication of The Current.[5] A few weeks later, IND Media announced that The Current's editorial director, Christiaan Mader, was acquiring the brand and planned to relaunch it as "a community-supported, primarily digital outlet," which it did in April 2018.[6][7]
The following year, The Current announced it would become a nonprofit organization, putting "local journalism where it always belonged — in the category of public service."[8] It was granted 501(c)(3) status by the Internal Revenue Service in February 2021.[9]
