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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Going cold turkey
News Local News Initiative ·Report like an anthropologist
News RJI ·Bill Marx tells us how he’s working to keep local arts journalism and book reviews alive
News Media Nation ·Use history as a rallying point
News American Press Institute ·Mapping LGBTQ media; plus, news behind bars, going mobile and some well-deserved recognition
News Media Nation ·Medill launches shared services hub to continue strengthening Chicago local news
News Local News Initiative ·The Medill survey 2025: How the Chicago area gets its news
News Local News Initiative ·A third news project is set to launch in Marblehead as the nonprofit Current trims its sails
News Media Nation ·Semafor reports on a Globe editor’s behavior; plus, the Herald’s ICE-out, and Wu says no on public records
News Media Nation ·Toronto indie mag pushes back against ‘AI-generated slop’
News J-Source ·How a community saved the Plainsman Herald — and what we learned about bridging generations
News American Press Institute ·Five environments where generational solidarity is needed — and how local journalism can help
News American Press Institute ·Overcoming assumptions: How to facilitate successful multi-generational collaboration
News American Press Institute ·How student-led community coverage fosters intergenerational connections in historic LA neighborhood
News American Press Institute ·Connect young people with community leaders to shape civic engagement
News American Press Institute ·Rooted in the past, growing for the future: Generational solidarity through ethnic media
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.”