February 6, 2019
Whose agenda drives election coverage in North Carolina?
“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…
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October 10, 2018
Boosting Colorado’s local news ecosystem with the Colorado Media Project
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:…
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July 5, 2018
Experiment shows that expert comments can increase news credibility
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…
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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 4, 2018
Local Fix: Press Freedom, Mentorship, Newsletter Tips
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…
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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 27, 2018
Local Fix: Empathy, Local TV, Student Newsrooms, Online Harassment
by Josh Stearns and Teresa Gorman Welcome to the Local Fix. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through…
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April 13, 2018
Local Fix: Getting Personal, $1 Million From the Community, and Change-Making
by Josh Stearns and Teresa Gorman Welcome to the Local Fix. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement…
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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…