June 7, 2021
How to listen during a pandemic and other lessons from recent local news ecosystem research
Central to all of these lessons is the understanding that research itself can be an investment in a community.
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December 16, 2020
Why I’m hopeful about local news in 2021
It’s time to put our hope, our dollars, and our support behind the people and solutions that were there all along. It is time to listen.
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December 7, 2020
Courtney Hurtt is building a better future for nonprofit newsrooms via NewsMatch. Here’s how.
"I love the opportunity to see at scale how they’re answering the question of 'How do I sustain my organization?'"…
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October 28, 2020
How 6 Alaska newsrooms facing major budget cuts built a fundraising campaign together
A young bald eagle flies over Kachemak Bay in southern Alaska. Photo by Andy Morffew used under Creative Commons. Editors’ Note: This is part of an occasional series highlighting…
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October 1, 2020
Building with community: How The Triibe grew into its ecosystem
"To us it's more than a journalism site or news site. It's a community."…
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August 21, 2020
Community starts with listening: How Santa Cruz Local gained 500 paying members in one year
“The more people feel heard, the more they value our work.”…
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July 1, 2020
Why Diana Alba-Soular is working on the wellbeing of New Mexico journalism
"Journalists are glad there is somebody on their side when there are so many people trying to tear down journalists or can’t understand the situations that they’re going through."…
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June 17, 2020
The numbers behind nonprofit news: 250 outlets, 60% reporting locally, millions of people served
What the INN Index and NewsMatch results show about the future of nonprofit news.
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June 10, 2020
Black lives matter. Black journalists matter
"When what is good to cover is good for a certain demographic, then we have a lot of chaos in the information ecosystem."…
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May 27, 2020
4 ways funders can support local news in COVID-19
Funders have essential roles to play to ensure that our democracy and our communities are responsive to issues year-round.