Mississippi Today is a nonprofit news organization based in Ridgeland, Mississippi. It was founded in 2016 by former NBC chairman Andrew Lack. It is focused on watchdog journalism related to Mississippi's state and local government, economy, environment, public schools and universities, and criminal justice system. Overview Mississippi Today started publishing in 2016. It is supported by grants from foundations, including the Knight Foundation and the Ford Foundation, the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi, and via tax deductible contributions from donors such as Jim Barksdale, Archie Manning, and former Mississippi governors Haley Barbour and William Winter. It is owned by Deep South Today (formerly Mississippi News and Information Corporation), a nonprofit organization that was incorporated in 2014. Personnel Current staff includes editor-in-chief Adam Ganucheau, a former reporter at the Clarion-Ledger, and CEO Mary Margaret White. The nonprofit newsroom's columnists include sports writer Rick Cleveland and cartoonist Marshall Ramsey. Awards Mississippi Today has won awards for its journalism from the Mississippi Press Association, the Online Journalism Awards, and the Sidney Award from the Hillman Foundation in both 2020 and 2022. References External links Official website Internet properties established in 2014 Mass media in Jackson, Mississippi American news websites 2014 establishments in Mississippi Nonprofit newspapers