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February 6, 2019
“Keeping “the citizens agenda” at the center of coverage doesn’t take big polls or fancy platforms: Sometimes, it’s as simple as listening to what people in your community are…
October 10, 2018
Together, local funders, journalists, citizens begin to reinvent civic-minded news Denverite reporter Allan Tellis (left) hit coffee shops and local haunts for “Santa Fe Drive” week special coverage. Credit:…
July 5, 2018
Illustration by Melinda Szekeres By Jessica Mahone, Democracy Fund Public Square Research Associate Conversations between academic research and local newsrooms are often siloed. Interesting and useful findings from…
June 29, 2018
We are stunned and heartbroken by the news out of Annapolis, Maryland, where five people were shot in the newsroom of the Capital Gazette yesterday. Regardless of motive, an attack…
June 19, 2018
‘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…
May 2, 2018
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…
April 13, 2018
“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…
April 13, 2018
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)…
March 27, 2018
An image of a wind turbine from the Flatland project by Brad Austin This post was originally published by the Center for Cooperative Media…
