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…
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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…
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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…
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February 7, 2018
Local people will create the future of local news
Democracy Fund establishes two new local funds By Teresa Gorman and Josh Stearns Local news is critical to a healthy democracy, and we believe…
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January 31, 2018
Newsrooms should strengthen relationships among community members, report recommends
Photo by Abrinsky/CC 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…
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December 29, 2017
Why we need to build the capacity of newsrooms that reflect and represent the whole community
By Andrea Hart, City Bureau and Molly de Aguiar, News Integrity Initiative Back in August, a journalist based in Birmingham, Alabama, …
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December 14, 2017
Advances in survey research make reporting polls a challenge for newsrooms, research shows
Photo via Markus Spiske, via Creative Common. By Jessica Mahone, Democracy Fund Public Square Research Associate Conversations between academic research and local newsrooms are often siloed. Interesting…