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October 9, 2019
How New Orleans Film Society supports career pipelines in the South
"If we want social change, if we want stories of social change, we need to empower makers connected to those issues."…
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September 24, 2019
How Reel South connects local voices to national reach with southern storytelling
This case study on how Reel South supports southern filmmaking is from the Wyncote Foundation’s 2019 Building Stronger Communities Through Media report. It is the seventh in a series on…
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September 10, 2019
How Resolve Philadelphia powers solutions-oriented, collaborative reporting
This case study on how Resolve Philadelphia powers solutions-oriented, collaborative reporting on complex social issues is from the Wyncote Foundation’s 2019 Building Stronger Communities Through Media report. It is the…
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August 27, 2019
How Capital Public Radio puts the public at the center of storytelling
What are public radio newsrooms doing to reach beyond their traditional audiences and learn from the communities they cover?…
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August 13, 2019
How NJ Spotlight is filling gaps in New Jersey state policy news
This case study on how NJ Spotlight is filling gaps in New Jersey state policy news is from the Wyncote Foundation’s 2019 Building Stronger Communities Through Media report. It is…
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August 7, 2019
Community publications have a chance to carry the best of their pasts into the future
Some of North Carolina’s remaining independent, for-profit news publishers share their early successes and needs as they look to the future by Melanie Sill NC Local is a weekly email…
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Here at the Lab we are constantly experimenting with new models of collaboration, community engagement, and sustainability. To share what we are learning we created a set of lab reports that are packed with ideas and practical tools for local newsrooms.
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Focus Groups Guide
Conducting Focus Groups to Understand Local News Audiences By Jessica…
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Crowdfunding Guide
Lessons on Building Lasting Revenue and Relationships through Crowdfunding Campaigns…
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