The Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media exists to support established and emerging local news organizations through applied research on economic sustainability and entrepreneurship as well as innovative news and digital product solutions.
Reinventing Local News
Featured Project
Raising the stakes to ensure local news thrives
A new $2.23 million Knight Foundation investment will support the UNC Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local News and Table Stakes Newsroom Initiative.
College newsroom collaborative uses Table Stakes principles to get students voting
With increased numbers at the polls, young voters were pivotal…
Abernathy takes part in Tow Center panel discussion on news deserts
UNC Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Media Economics Penny…
QCity Metro: A Table Stakes tale of success
Susan Leath is the director of the Center for Innovation…
Covering COVID-19: UNC Table Stakes participants adapt and innovate
Media organizations across the country have pivoted operations to cover…
Laid-off reporter starts own news site, provides critical coverage during 2020 election
Robin Kemp was the only journalist watching Clayton County, Georgia’s…
LISTEN: Growing audience during a pandemic
Growing a diverse audience during a pandemic is not easy,…
Whiteville’s The News Reporter adopts UNC Table Stakes’ digital-first mindset for successful transition
This Editor & Publisher piece profiles the digital success of…
Q&A with Penny Abernathy
The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) featured a Q&A with Penny…