June 2, 2017
Local Fix: Experimenting with Print, Revenue, and Libraries
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May 18, 2017
Turning Readers Into Funders
By Kate Lesniak Could a digital platform designed to deepen the relationship between readers…
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May 12, 2017
How Local Fix Readers in Honolulu and Kansas City are Gaining Audience for Local Podcasts
In April, we asked Local Fix readers how they are growing audiences for their local podcasts. In addition to getting some great recommendations for other podcasts to listen to…
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April 19, 2017
So, You Want to Start an Email Newsletter? Five Reasons You Should
Creative Commons Editor’s note: For more resources about starting an email newsletter, don’t miss our guide to newsletters. Newsletters are booming. It seems like just about every…
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April 7, 2017
Local Fix: ZIP Code Stories, Bank Lessons and Business Strategies
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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March 29, 2017
Four Lessons from the Launch of the News Revenue Hub
Readers support real journalism when given the chance Civil Beat morning coffee. Credit: Ben Nishimoto What happens when five news organizations enlist in a program…
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March 24, 2017
Why does The Marshall Project’s ‘The Next to Die’ collaborative data initiative work so well? It’s easy.
For the last several months I’ve studied national and local news partnerships on behalf of the…
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March 1, 2017
Hurdles to collaboration: Local newsrooms cite resources, lack of interest and not knowing who to ask
To quote Sarah Koenig, if this is the first time you’re joining us, stop. Go back and read our first post, about ways local and national news…
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February 17, 2017
Local Fix: Bread Trucks, Guide to News Events, and New Local Resources
Welcome to the Local Fix newsletter. Get the Fix in your inbox by subscribing at tinyletter.com/localfix. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement…
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September 13, 2016
Regional Ad Network Seeks to Help Hyperlocal Publishers Hunt Bigger Game
By Chris Satullo A local news site cannot live by pizza ads alone. It’s a lovely thought: Sustain a relentlessly local journalism enterprise by selling ads to the local…
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February 1, 2016
Lessons from the Local News Lab – Part One
This is part one of six essays documenting what we have learned about building new networks for local news and fostering more creative, sustainable and community-driven journalism.
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October 8, 2015
In Curiosity We Trust
A New Journalism Collaboration is Putting People’s Questions First By Molly de Aguiar and Josh Stearns Good journalism often starts with questions. But where…
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July 23, 2015
Journalism That Connects Us
A New Experiment with the Center for Investigative Reporting At the Dodge Foundation, we just gave a first-time grant to the Center…
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June 30, 2015
A Bold Step Toward Community-Driven Journalism
“In an age of participatory media, news demands participation. Or to quote Benjamin Barber, ‘People are apathetic because they are powerless, not powerless because they are apathetic.’ For…