March 29, 2019
Local Fix: Art, Print & Info
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 always begin with…
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March 22, 2019
Local Fix: FOIA Madness, Intern Opening, Collaboration
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 always begin with…
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March 15, 2019
Local Fix: Don’t Post the Video
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 always begin with…
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March 8, 2019
Dunbar, NICAR, and Perception
At the Local News Lab this week we republished a piece by Damon Kiesow that speaks to a key distinction between national news and local news when it comes to…
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March 1, 2019
Local Fix: African American Media, Power, Place and Policy
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 always begin with…
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February 22, 2019
Local Fix: Fundraising, Health Bills, and Good News
In the weeks leading up to basketball season’s first rivalry game between Duke and UNC Chapel Hill, student journalists at both universities took advantage of the competition in a unique…
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February 15, 2019
Local Fix: Student Journalists, Travel Funding, Mentorship
Minnesotans will soon benefit from Sahan Journal, a relaunched news organization focused on the large immigrant community in the state. Reporter Mukhtar Ibrahim, who was Minnesota Public Radio’s first Somali-American…
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February 8, 2019
Local Fix: Winning Subscribers, Kickass Ladies, Lessons from Museums
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 always begin with…
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February 1, 2019
Local Fix: Data, Documenters, Denver, Design
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 always begin with…
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January 25, 2019
Local Fix: Weathering Layoffs, Hate Reporting, the CMS Debate
Earlier this year, EducationNC released the first version of its Reach playbook. The playbook is a step-by-step guide that walks users through engagement practices that connect community members with one…
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January 18, 2019
Local Fix: Translation Tips, Shutdown Blues, The Next Recession
The partial government shutdown continued this week, and we saw even more local news organizations covering it. While the length of the shutdown is unprecedented, there are previous examples that…
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January 11, 2019
Local Fix: Work with Us, Set Goals, Build Trust, Reinvent Campaign Reporting
Gather, a community of people working at the intersection of journalism and communities, has published a huge collection of case studies. One that stood out to us was from The…
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December 21, 2018
Local Fix: Goodbye 2018!
As 2018 comes to a close, we are profoundly grateful for journalists and newsroom staff around the country whose work has been a lifeline for communities, revealed corruption and lifted…
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December 14, 2018
Local Fix: Freelance Rates, Humanizing Narratives, and Building in Metrics
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 always begin with…