Re-introducing the Nashville Banner

On Feb. 20, 1998, Gannett bought and immediately shut down the Nashville Banner.

Since that day, the number of journalists in Nashville has been cut by more than two-thirds, even as the city and surrounding area have enjoyed explosive growth.

It’s time to do something.

So in 2021, Nashville Banner will re-launch as a non-partisan, nonprofit, civic news organization. We hope to finish initial fundraising in 2020 so that we may begin publishing online early next year.