by Atlee Webber and Charlottesville Inclusive Media

Charlottesville Inclusive Media (CIM) is getting national attention for our collaborative journalism.

CIM partners Charlottesville Tomorrow, In My Humble Opinion Radio Show and Vinegar Hill Magazine have been nominated in the “Collaboration of the Year” category for the 2025 LION Sustainability Awards.

Four people in a glowing room stand together, with more people behind them. Left to right, a man in a gray suit jacket, a woman in a headband with a black and white patterned top, a woman in a floral pattern dress and a man in a black polo shirt.
(Left to right) Sarad Davenport of Vinegar Hill Magazine, Aliyah Cotton and Angilee Shah of Charlottesville Tomorrow and Charles Lewis of the In My Humble Opinion Radio Show, celebrated their work in Charlottesville Inclusive Media at their 2024 holiday party. The collaboration is built on a shared belief that news and information in central Virginia can serve everyone. Ézé Amos/Charlottesville Inclusive Media

The award recognizes Local Independent Online News members that are engaged in a collaboration that enhances “journalistic impact, financial health, and/or operational resilience,” according to the LION Publishers announcement.

Read more about this at: C-Ville Inclusive Media

Charlottesville Inclusive Media Project