May 5, 2020
How MLK50 is serving Memphis amidst COVID-19
"I think that’s a lesson for founders and funders: That a struggle story isn’t necessarily noble."…
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May 4, 2020
Solicitar ahora para nuevas subvenciones para noticias locales en Carolina del Norte
Read in English Desde este momento Una respuesta al efecto de la COVID-19 en las necesidades de información de la comunidad de Carolina del Norte al apoyar a nuestro…
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April 30, 2020
Apply Now for North Carolina COVID-19 news and information grants
In response to the critical need for reliable, quality, local information about health, the economy, and support services from the government, non-profits, and business, we saw a manifest need to…
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April 29, 2020
This project is paying out-of-work journalists to keep covering Oklahoma
“We want to keep them engaged while they’re on furlough and make sure that our community is getting all of the news that they need and deserve,” said Tyler Tokarczyk,…
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April 27, 2020
Collaborations, conversations, and COVID-19: How 5 local news ecosystems are responding resiliently
If we are to successfully help local journalism not only survive, but transform in a way that will create systems level impact and longer term transformation, we must understand how…
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April 23, 2020
For journalists of color, tracking by race during COVID-19 is about equity
Small ALAANA owned and focused news organizations are filling the information gaps and using their limited resources to spread the news to their communities.
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April 15, 2020
Newsrooms facing coronavirus need support. Here’s how to navigate it.
These local newsrooms are meeting the journalistic challenge, but the economic challenge remains an existential threat.
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April 6, 2020
Fund local news like the critical infrastructure it is, and start now
This moment calls for more investment in news because we need them to inform us during this pandemic and on the other side of it.
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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…