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 commentary Media Nation ·Alden Global Capital Makes a Play for The Dallas Morning News
News NYT > Business > Media ·Los Angeles Times to Become Publicly Traded Company
News variety.com ·Patrick Soon-Shiong says he’ll take the L.A. Times public within a year
News Nieman Lab ·L.A. Times Owner Says He Will Take Newspaper Public in Next Year
News NYT > Business > Media ·Team up with historical societies to offer dual membership perks
News American Press Institute ·Partnering with community members isn’t just about trust in news — it shows local civic health belongs to all of us
News commentary American Press Institute ·How many local journalists is enough?
News Poynter ·What went wrong at the Houston Landing?
News niemanlab.org ·An assault on the First Amendment? Yes. But also a lesson in the ethics of reporting police news.
News Media Nation ·How Fall River’s sparse news ecosystem is responding to the tragic Gabriel House fire
News Media Nation ·Nextdoor’s news play
News American Press Institute ·Local news to be integrated into neighbourhood app Nextdoor
News Press Gazette ·New report maps a ‘severe’ shortage of local journalists in the U.S.
News Nieman Lab ·Nextdoor is emphasizing local news in its big redesign
News Nieman Lab ·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.”