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 Editor and Publisher ·Rethinking sustainability: what The Baltimore Banner got right
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News commentary FAIR ·Chicago Tribune offering newsroom buyouts
News Editor and Publisher ·Covering protests in your town
News American Press Institute ·How local media can harness the history trend
News American Press Institute ·News philanthropy + historical societies: A win-win partnership
News American Press Institute ·Pairing subscriptions with a place of pride
News American Press Institute ·Create a holiday to celebrate the community
News American Press Institute ·4 ways local news can build local identity — and bring in new revenue
News American Press Institute ·API helps 16 organizations deepen community engagement through collaborations with content creators and trusted messengers
News American Press Institute ·Oregon bill would make big tech pay for local news
News Editor and Publisher ·In Houston, accountability journalism isn’t just alive — it’s expanding
News Editor and Publisher ·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.”