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August 17, 2018
En Inglés ¿Cómo podemos ayudar a que las noticias locales sobrevivan, se transformen y prosperen? Esta pregunta no será respondida por una persona, una organización…
August 1, 2018
En Español How can we help local news survive, transform, and thrive? This question will not be answered by one person, one organization, or one innovation.
July 31, 2018
“The answer to some of these problems has to be putting in the time, and connecting people who together can build something great.” (Photo via CC/wocintechchat) By Marty…
July 5, 2018
Illustration by Melinda Szekeres By Jessica Mahone, Democracy Fund Public Square Research Associate Conversations between academic research and local newsrooms are often siloed. Interesting and useful findings from research…
June 29, 2018
We are stunned and heartbroken by the news out of Annapolis, Maryland, where five people were shot in the newsroom of the Capital Gazette yesterday. Regardless of motive, an attack…
June 20, 2018
According to new data being released later this month, at least 900 communities across the United States have faced profound erosion in their access to local news…
June 19, 2018
‘Getting high-quality information to people is a community endeavor, not a media challenge alone’ By Melanie Sill NC Local is a weekly email newsletter aimed at connecting people across…
May 2, 2018
By Jessica Mahone, Democracy Fund Public Square Research Associate Conversations between academic research and local newsrooms are often siloed. Interesting and useful findings from research are trapped in long…
April 19, 2018
When E.W. Scripps closed the Rocky Mountain News in February of 2009, Kimberly Humphreys wasn’t going to take it lying down. Then an…
