Our Mission
The Nashville Banner is a locally owned, community-supported civic news organization. We exist to empower the citizens of Nashville and Tennessee to make informed decisions by providing non-partisan journalism from an independent, nonprofit newsroom. We are digital-first, with no paywall for our stories because we believe everyone should have access to news.
The Banner is a direct response to the decline of public service journalism in Tennessee.
Board of Directors
Steve Cavendish President & Editor, Nashville Public Media
Bruce Dobie President/CEO, Power Poll
Beth Fortune Retired Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs, Vanderbilt University
Tené Franklin Vice President, Health Leads
Michael Whitley (Chair) New York Times
Advisory Board
Samar Ali, Research Professor, Vanderbilt University, Millions of Conversations
Derek Crownover, Partner, Loeb & Loeb
Alfred Degrafinreid, CEO, Leadership Tennessee
Kriste Goad, Chief Fire Starter, Fuoco
Jose Gonzalez, Faculty, Belmont University; Co-founder and Finance Director, Conexion Americas
Jennifer Johnston, Writer
Baylor Bone Swindell, Principal, The Baylor Company