June 20, 2018
How we know journalism is good for democracy
According to new data, at least 900 communities across the United States have faced profound erosion in their access to local news and information since 2004. Writing…
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June 19, 2018
Collaborate and stay with the story: lessons from North Carolina’s local news on a major water contamination story
‘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…
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May 2, 2018
Audiences see local news as more ‘noteworthy’ than national news in survey
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…
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April 19, 2018
The fight for local news can bring journalists and communities closer together
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…
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April 13, 2018
37 people struggling to get by in New Jersey
“Humans of New Brunswick” by Wande Ogun This post was originally published by Free Press and is republished with permission. By Mike Rispoli When it comes…
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April 13, 2018
Case study: How USA Today Network’s collaborative journalism project ‘The Wall’ shined a light on border security
Desert Sun reporter Gusatvo Solis (background, from left), Arizona Republic reporter Daniel González and Republic videographer David Wallace interview a human smuggler in Mexicali, Mexico. (Nick Oza/USA TODAY NETWORK)…
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March 27, 2018
Case study: How a Midwest collaboration helped uncover tax shortfalls in Kansas schools
An image of a wind turbine from the Flatland project by Brad Austin This post was originally published by the Center for Cooperative Media and…
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March 1, 2018
Apply to the North Carolina Local News Lab Fund until March 30
The North Carolina Local News Lab Fund is pleased to open its first call for applications. We are looking for ideas from community groups, newsrooms,…
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February 23, 2018
Improving newsroom culture: four takeaways from SRCCON:WORK
Group shot from one of the SRCCON:WORK opening talks. Photo by Erik Westra By Melinda Szekeres, with contributions from Andrea Hart and Nesima Aberra…