October 8, 2015
In Curiosity We Trust
A New Journalism Collaboration is Putting People’s Questions First By Molly de Aguiar and Josh Stearns Good journalism often starts with questions. But where…
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October 6, 2015
How To Attend a Journalism Conference Without Ever Leaving Your House
21 Tools and Lessons for Local News from the Online News Association and Local Independent Online News Publishers Over the last week two very different conferences brought…
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September 21, 2015
How to Navigate the Future of News
By Josh Stearns and Molly de Aguiar Our work on journalism and sustainability at the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation is rooted in the idea that there is no…
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September 2, 2015
Beyond the Numbers: Media Diversity and Local News
Creating more diverse journalism can’t just be about slotting people of color into the newsrooms we have, it has to be about transforming our institutions, our culture,…
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August 6, 2015
New Study Highlights Unequal Access to Local News and Information in New Jersey
By Molly de Aguiar and Josh Stearns If you are a resident of Morristown, New Jersey you get 23 times more news coverage per capita than the state’s largest city,…
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July 23, 2015
Journalism That Connects Us
A New Experiment with the Center for Investigative Reporting At the Dodge Foundation, we just gave a first-time grant to the Center…
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July 22, 2015
How We Are Working with Universities to Strengthen Local Journalism
By Molly de Aguiar and Josh Stearns Photo by Alan Levine, used via Creative Commons Across the country, people are taking…
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July 14, 2015
Creating A New Model of Technology Support for Community Journalism
By Molly de Aguiar and Josh Stearns When we set out to invest in creative experiences in journalism sustainability and community engagement we promised we’d share everything we are learning.
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July 13, 2015
7 Posts That Will Teach You How To Try Something New
I’m always keeping an eye out for simple lessons that people in local newsrooms can build on and adapt for their communities. To that end, here are seven “how-to” posts,…