While public policy initiatives to support local media aren’t new, they are rapidly changing — here’s an overview of where we are now and how we got here.
Author: Kathryn DeHart
Q&A with news deserts researcher, Brittany Shaughnessy
“We wanted to test if the general public had the same perception of nonprofit news and what those organizations do as people working in the news industry.”
11 news orgs grow audience through election funnel training
Here’s how 5 news orgs improved their digital footprint to get their reporting in front of new voting audiences.
Q&A with local news researcher, Andrew Trexler
“I think the increasing attention to the challenge from not only academics and from journalists, but also from public policy scholars and from local and state governments is really exciting.”
Q&A with local news researcher, Tyler Nagel
“When an issue happens in the community without a newspaper it can be really challenging to provide unbiased information to the community.”
Q&A with Zach Metzger, State of Local News Project director
“The project is perhaps best known for news deserts — regions of the country with very limited access to original local news serving that community.”
Triad-based paper hosts “reverse town halls” to center voters’ voices
Instead of voters asking candidates questions about their platforms and policies, Triad City Beat decided to ask voters what issues matter the most to them and why.
UNC local news experts center strategic planning in student media workshop
Student newsroom teams from historically Black colleges and universities came together to attend the INDABA: Student Press Leadership and Innovation Conference.
Q&A with journalism burnout researcher, Amanda Siew
“I interviewed 25 Gen Z journalists, all between 18 (and) 27, and what I found was that burnout was a really, really big thing.”
How to build resilience for yourself and your news organization
How CISLM Director Erica Perel and Knoxville News Executive Editor Joel Christopher pivoted during times of challenges to build a more resilient organization.