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December 10, 2019
Community Organizing in the North Carolina Local News Ecosystem
This post on the North Carolina local news ecosystem is part of a series on the future of local news profiling efforts by ecosystem builders across the country. You’ll learn…
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December 10, 2019
Collaboration is Key in New Mexico Local News Ecosystem
New Mexico's news ecosystem has a unique and valuable resource: a culture of collaboration.
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December 10, 2019
A Diversity of Outlets Play Big Role in Chicago’s Local News Ecosystem
Journalists need to change the way we think about news...We didn’t give billboards, community newsletters, church newsletters any credit. That needs to change."…
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December 9, 2019
The Future of Local News is People
The future of local news is already being built. Here's how you can get involved.
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November 15, 2019
New report: Successes and lessons learned from Stories of Atlantic City
This post on restorative narrative in Atlantic City, N.J. comes from the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University, and is being republished here with the permission of…
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October 23, 2019
How Southern California Public Radio uses live events to connect with communities
This case study on Southern California Public Radio is from the Wyncote Foundation’s 2019 Building Stronger Communities Through Media report. It is the ninth in a series on innovations in…
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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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Start-up Guide
For Profit, Nonprofit and Beyond: Considerations for Media Start-ups By…
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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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