June 20, 2018
How we know journalism is good for democracy
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…
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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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September 1, 2017
Local Fix: Secrets, Sustainability, and Sources
Subscribe to the Local Fix Welcome to the Local Fix. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens…
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August 4, 2017
Local Fix: Mothers, Press Freedom, and Podcasting
Welcome to the Local Fix. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens of local news. But first, we…
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July 28, 2017
Local Fix: Pushy Notifications, You Can Do This, People Over Process
Welcome to the Local Fix. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens of local news. But first,…
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July 7, 2017
Local Fix: Amplifying Awesome Journalism, Smart Strategies for Subscriptions and Memberships
Welcome to the Local Fix. In our weekly newsletter we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens of local news. But first, we…
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June 21, 2017
Announcing News Match 2017: $2 Million Fund Will Match Donations to Nonprofit Newsrooms
This piece was co-authored by Tom Glaisyer and Jennifer Preston at Knight Foundation We believe that journalism is essential to building informed and engaged communities, and that a healthy…
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May 15, 2017
Here’s How to Run Focus Groups in Your Local News Community
Editor’s Note: We recently published a guide to running focus groups for local newsrooms who want to understand their community’s information needs. The guide is full of practical tips,…
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May 10, 2017
A Journalism Collaboration Lifts Up the Voices of New Brunswick’s Working Poor
Editor’s Note: A little over two years ago, Democracy Fund and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation invested in a new project that wanted to bridge the…