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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With trust tanking, local TV news has an advantage over other forms of media
News Media Nation ·Buyouts at the Sun-Times shrink the newsroom — and the dream
News Poynter ·I learned my hometown paper died from Facebook. That’s the future we’re facing.
News commentary Poynter ·A pipeline company is suing Greenpeace for $300 million. A pay-to-play newspaper is accused of tainting the jury pool
News Nieman Journalism Lab ·Report for America’s parent organization will 'sunset' its in-house editorial projects to focus on funding local journalism
News Nieman Lab ·How they did it: Reporters in UC Berkeley journalism program expose system California police used to hide officer misconduct
News The Journalist's Resource ·Chicago Sun-Times to lose 20% of staff after buyout offer
News Chicago Sun-Times ·How they did it: Minneapolis KARE 11 team uncovers Medicaid fraud in peer recovery services
News The Journalist's Resource ·From news desert to newsroom: How the Belmont Voice rebuilt community journalism
News www.editorandpublisher.com ·A Congresswoman With Dementia Stopped Coming to Work. The DC Press Corps Never Noticed.
News POLITICO ·A pipeline company is suing Greenpeace for $300 million. A pay-to-play newspaper is accused of tainting the jury pool
News Nieman Lab ·Atlanta POV: Listening to community at scale
News RJI ·Finding an influencer with impact
News American Press Institute ·Local newsrooms are using AI to listen in on public meetings
News Nieman Journalism Lab ·Models for reviving statehouse coverage
News American Press Institute ·Local newsrooms are using AI to listen in on public meetings
News Nieman Lab ·Bringing Digital Democracy to California and Beyond: A Conversation with Neil Chase of CalMatters
News Second Rough Draft ·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.”