April 23, 2015
5 Ideas to Steal from ProPublica
(For News Organizations of Any Size) Sometimes we get candid feedback from journalism organizations that they do not have the capacity or resources to try some of the new…
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March 30, 2015
Three Local News Lab Journalists Recognized for Dedication to Community
Every day we get to work with amazing local journalists from the New Jersey and New York area who are taking risks, experimenting with fresh ideas and helping share…
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March 16, 2015
Media, Millennials and Making News That Matters
Comparing the findings of two youth media studies a decade apart and what they tell us about reporting with and for our communities. Local news sites — especially online…
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March 11, 2015
Building Journalism With Community Starts With Building Trust
In early 2015 I wrote a post about why journalists should focus on building the future of news with communities, not just for them. I’m following up on that…
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February 11, 2015
Local Fix: Building Better News Products, #PubRadioVoice and Spreading the (Journalism) Plague
Welcome to the Local Fix. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens of local news, starting with one good idea... One…
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February 11, 2015
Local Fix: News Events, Empathic Design, Finding Solutions and Fellowships
Welcome to the Local Fix. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens of local news, starting with one good idea... …
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January 16, 2015
Local Fix: On Profits and Podcasts, Startups and Sustainability, and Third Party Platforms
Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens of local news, starting with one good idea... One Good Idea: Write better…
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January 16, 2015
Local Fix: Tackling Comments, Rethinking Native Ads, and Better Email Newsletters
Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens of local news, starting with one good idea... One Good Idea: Turn National…
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December 20, 2014
Local Fix: Envisioning a Local Social Newsroom, Money Talk, Stunning Visual Journalism
Welcome to the Local Fix, you can subscribe here. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens of local news, starting…
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November 24, 2014
The Local Fix: Race and Local Reporting, A Civic Impulse and New Rules for Mobile
If you are a fan of the Local Fix would you help spread the word about it? Share the subscribe link (https://tinyletter.com/jcstearns) with your networks and help us build…
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November 21, 2014
Local Fix: Feedback Loops, Community Driven Revenue and Hope for Local News
Subscribe to the Local Fix to have it delivered via email each Friday. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens of…
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November 21, 2014
Local Fix: The Ups and Downs of Local News, Art, Banners, and a List of Lists
Subscribe to get the Local Fix delivered each Friday. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens of local news, starting with…
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November 10, 2014
Five Kinds of Listening for Newsrooms and Communities
In 2002 NPR’s vice president for diversity, then a faculty member at the Poynter Institute, described an idea he called “The Listening Post.” “Journalists interested in telling more of a community’s…
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October 31, 2014
Local Fix: News Design as Plumbing, Building for Trust and Working With Freelancers
Welcome to the Local Fix. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens of local news, starting with one good idea... One…