The 2026 Nashville Banner Impact Report

When the new Nashville Banner was launched in March 2024, we said it was a response to the decline of local public service journalism, and we’ve tried to live that pledge through our journalism this year.

In February, our investigation into the 2025 ICE raids in Nashville uncovered a problematic relationship with the Tennessee Highway Patrol. In May, we won a landmark ruling for public access to records at the state supreme court. And the records that we sued for confirmed our reporting that a former judge was facing competency issues on the bench.

As voters turned their attention to elections in August and November, we prepared voter’s guides to help them learn about candidates and issues and then delivered comprehensive coverage of the results.

And our Zip Code Project entered its second year, with reporters focusing on neighborhood-level issues across the city. We’ve also expanded our footprint with more video, two new podcasts and staff to help us grow, courtesy of a $1.2 million grant from the American Journalism Project.

And thanks to Executive Producer Demetria Kalodimos, we’re able to share this video explaining it all. 

The post The 2026 Nashville Banner Impact Report appeared first on Nashville Banner.