Eight journalism projects have been awarded a share of £210,000 by the Welsh government.
Caerphilly Observer and Nation.Cymru are among the publications that will receive the cash, aimed at helping sustain Wales’ news sector.
Schemes include a conference to discuss the future of the Welsh media and placements for new journalists.
Welsh government culture minister Jack Sargeant said his government was “supporting systemic change that will strengthen public interest journalism for years to come”.
The Caerphilly Observer community newspaper will use their share of the cash to operate an “open-source, searchable” database of court listings, to make court reporting easier.
Nation.Cymru’s Future Generations programme will monitor new journalists from under-represented communities.
Meanwhile the Golwg360 Welsh-language news website has been awarded funds to train four apprentices.
Other beneficiaries include the The National Union of Journalists’ State of Media in Wales conference, and a community-led journalism scheme in Blaenau Ffestiniog.
And the Institute of Welsh Affairs will use the cash to commission articles from Welsh areas deemed to be news ‘deserts’ – places that typically do not attract a lot of news coverage.
The Welsh government had not released a breakdown of how much each scheme will receive.
“By investing in initiatives that benefit the entire sector, we’re supporting systemic change that will strengthen public interest journalism for years to come,” said Sargeant.