Local media
The hollowing out of the local news ecosystem has been well documented; in some communities, efforts are underway to reverse the growing news desert.
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News Columbia Journalism Review ·Los Angeles Times Moves Closer to a Public Stock Offering
News NYT > Business > Media ·Introducing ‘Public Policy and Journalism’
News RJI ·Nonprofit local news is growing, but the revenue mix remains unbalanced, according to a new INN report
News Media Nation ·Nonprofit news is growing strong — especially local nonprofit news, a new report shows
News Nieman Lab ·Illinois Press Association CEO Resigns After Dispute Over ICE Lawsuit
News Local News Initiative ·The Marvel in Mullen
News Local News Initiative ·Recognition for ‘What Works in Community News’ from the Mass Book Awards
News Media Nation ·Too Small to Mess With
News Columbia Journalism Review ·The Colorado Sun embraces a democratic nonprofit model that looks a lot like a co-op
News Media Nation ·Are you just covering your community? Or are you building something for them?
News American Press Institute ·Adopt a product mindset for news
News American Press Institute ·Ellen Clegg digs into a claim of censorship at the Daily Memphian — and finds a more complex story
News Media Nation ·Journalists at 3 Alaska Newspapers Quit Over Charlie Kirk Story
News NYT > Business > Media ·Newsrooms showing statewide ambitions
News American Press Institute ·Grants that Work: The Pittsburgh Downtown Media Hub is a novel way for funders to support local news
News Poynter ·Editor, most news staff of Carpenter Media’s Alaska newspapers resign due to censoring of story
News juneauindependent.com ·Don’t dwell on 'democracy,' and other new findings about how to market local news
News Audience & Social – Nieman Lab ·The Bay State Banner marks 60 years of serving the Black community in Greater Boston and beyond
News Media Nation ·The shutdown’s many angles
News American Press Institute ·resources
”Rebuild Local News is the leading nonpartisan, nonprofit coalition developing and advancing effective public policies designed to strengthen community news and information.”
We’re building a future for local news
“We make grants to nonprofit news organizations, partner with communities to launch new organizations, and coach leaders as they grow and sustain their newsrooms.”
“With local journalism in crisis, Northwestern University has assembled a team of experts in digital innovation, audience understanding and business strategy. The goal: reinvent the relationship between news organizations and audiences to elevate enterprises that empower citizens.”
“The Center coordinates statewide and regional reporting, connecting more than 300 local news and information providers through its flagship project, the NJ News Commons. The Commons helps partners to share content and encourages them to collaborate and support one another. The Center also conducts and publishes research on emerging ideas and best practices, focusing on local journalism, business models, and ecosystem mapping. The Center convenes national programs, including an annual national summit for journalism organizations to foster the conditions, ideas, and practices that lead to stronger collaborative journalism across the U.S. The Center’s annual reports offer a detailed history of programs and their impact.”
”We are social investors who support a more effective democracy by funding free expression and journalism, arts and culture in community, research in areas of media and democracy, and the American cities and towns where the Knight brothers once published newspapers.”
“Report for America is a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. It is structured to harness the skills and idealism of an emerging group of journalists plus the creative spirit of local news organizations.”
“We support local and community-based media through research, programs and products that foster healthy, responsive and resilient news organizations.”