February 7, 2018
Local people will create the future of local news
Democracy Fund establishes two new local funds By Teresa Gorman and Josh Stearns Local news is critical to a healthy democracy, and we believe…
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Posts tagged "local news"
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October 31, 2017
‘We’re too stubborn to quit’: How this New Mexican town sustains two local newspapers
This post originally appeared in Sara Catania’s JTrust newsletter and is republished with permission. The weekly newsletter collects work “around the theme of restoring trust in journalism,” and Catania hopes it “will inspire…
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October 19, 2017
Journalists, your local librarian is a powerful ally
Photo illustrations by Kerry Conboy This is a guest post by Laurie Putnam, a communications consultant and a lecturer at the San Jose State University School of…
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September 25, 2017
Journalists need to learn how to ask for money: Lessons from Berkeleyside’s DPO
Screenshot from invest.berkeleyside.com By Nancy Watzman, Dot Connector Studio Director of Strategic Initiatives Berkeleyside, the eight-year-old for-profit “local newspaper without the…
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September 21, 2017
How a nonprofit news hub is supporting alternative media in Boston
Photo courtesy BINJ By Katie Donnelly, Dot Connector Studio Associate Director Before there were “alternative facts,” alternative media had a different connotation, epitomized by alt-weekly newspapers in corner…
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September 12, 2017
Editors, stop saying ‘We’ll do more with less.’ ‘That’s never going to be true, and everyone knows it.”
By Marty Kaiser, Democracy Fund Senior Fellow This Q and A is part of an ongoing series, Leadership in Times of Change, supported…
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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.
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August 18, 2017
Local Fix: How Can I Help, Tons of Tips, and Trust
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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July 21, 2017
If you want your newsroom to evolve, you must, too. ‘A great leader never rusts.’
By Marty Kaiser, Democracy Fund Senior Fellow This is part of a series of Q and As…