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  • June 7, 2021

    How to listen during a pandemic and other lessons from recent local news ecosystem research


    Central to all of these lessons is the understanding that research itself can be an investment in a community.

  • November 15, 2019

    New report: Successes and lessons learned from Stories of Atlantic City


    This post on restorative narrative in Atlantic City, N.J. comes from the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University, and is being republished here with the permission of…

  • 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…

  • June 20, 2018

    How we know journalism is good for democracy


    Updated September 2022: This research review has become a critical guide for funders, policymakers, communities, and journalists who care about creating a healthier democracy.

  • 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…

  • April 5, 2018

    Introducing our collaborative spreadsheet for the news community — and a few observations on making it


    Illustration by Melinda Szekeres By Melinda Szekeres The Democracy Fund team often writes about diversifying sources, sharing resources, and collaborating on projects in…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • September 9, 2017

    Journalists and educators, it’s time to get to know each other


    By Sheila Solomon originally published August 2, 2017 There may be no better time than now to help more working journalists and working educators get to know each other.

  • 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,…

  • May 3, 2017

    Keys to successful local-national news collaborations: What can you do today to be a Partnership Sherpa?


    This is the final installment in a series for the Center for Cooperative Media(generously funded by our friends at…

  • April 21, 2017

    Local Fix: Local Podcasts that Work, Mobile Apps, and Trust


    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…

  • March 17, 2017

    Local Fix: Spread Truth, Tips for Transparency, and Filter Bubbles


    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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