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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Local news round-up: Cuts in Tampa, innovation in Maine and a new editor in New Bedford
News Media Nation ·The Assembly aims to be a state-level, digital-first Atlantic Magazine for North Carolina
News Nieman Lab ·Can local journalism find a cure for election news fatigue?
News Poynter ·The Tampa Bay Times will cut a fifth of its workforce
News Poynter ·Most Americans follow local political news — but few are satisfied with the coverage they get, a Pew report finds
News Nieman Lab ·A Muzzle to Waltham’s local access outlet for trying to silence citizen journalists
News commentary Media Nation ·Community advisory committee do’s and don’ts
News American Press Institute ·Getting Personal While Staying Principled
News Nieman Reports ·Americans want more from local political coverage
News American Press Institute ·How Americans Get Local Political News
News pewresearch.org ·Newsletters move to the fore as tech platforms spurn community journalism
News Media Nation ·Larry Ryckman on how The Colorado Sun is working to serve a large and diverse state
News Media Nation ·Meet the student journalists who report on Florida’s most influential and powerful elected officials
News Poynter ·Student journalists partner with local news
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.”