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(Shutterstock/National Trust for Local News) In the crowded field of nonprofits supporting local news ventures, Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro’s National Trust for Local News stands out as something distinct. Rather than grants, the trust makes investments. Advice and some control come with the help. But the point is for recipients […]
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Executive Summary | Chapter 1: Introduction | Chapter 2: Methodology | Chapter 3: Profile of Respondents | Chapter 4: Working habits in local newsrooms | Chapter 5: Products and Platforms | Chapter 6: Challenges | Chapter 7: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Small-Market Local Newspapers | Chapter […]
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As the pandemic has forced many publishers to change the way they engage with readers, one addition to the audience wheelhouse has been the use of audio-based social media platforms. While audio in news media is nothing new, the addition of audio apps and new features has pushed audio […]
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In January, the Center for Community Media launched the Advertising Boost Initiative (ABI) , a unique program that works with the New York City government to make sure half of its agencies’ print and online advertising dollars go to community media outlets. As dozens of local newsrooms lay off […]
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Looking for a Covid-19 vaccine? Need your sidewalk shoveled? Who you gonna call? Your local news outlet. Many newsrooms are adopting a broader role in which they don’t just report the news — they help readers find the services they need to navigate their lives. Continue Reading →
On May 31, as protests over the police killing of George Floyd swept the nation, staffers at the Long Beach Post in Long Beach, California, watched as some demonstrations in their own city turned violent. By the following morning, 170 businesses in downtown Long Beach had been damaged or […]
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(Screenshot, Press Forward) Ownership (and profit) in Canadian news media has historically been concentrated in the hands of the few. TorStar (the company behind the Toronto Star), The Globe and Mail (the Thomson family) and Postmedia own 41 of the 74 daily newspapers listed by News Media Canada in […]
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A plaque for local newspaper editor Walter “Buzz” Storey in Storey Square in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. (Photo: John W. Miller) The monument on Main Street in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, that caught my eye was not for a quarterback or soldier. This gritty industrial community of 10,000 in Southwestern Pennsylvania named its […]
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