Local News & Information
Public safety is one of Detroiters’ top concerns
outliermedia.org
Surveys to help communities see themselves
For Sand and Hunt, there is a clear understanding of what must be done. America needs a working-class media. It’s something that has preoccupied me for years. If we thought of it as precariat media, we would also include the falling middle class that I have called the middle precariat (including most freelance writers right now). After the 2024... See more
America Needs a Working-ClassMedia
public service journalism is a load-bearing prerequisite for democracy
Ben Werdmuler
News Relay Network
newsrelaynetwork.org
“a newsroom that empowers its audience” - in the Tenderloin, SF, CA
Civic Knowledge Infrastructure in the Digital Age - Siegel Family Endowment
John Ironssiegelendowment.org
The death of the obituary matters because local features can be an antidote to the trends of polarization and demonization. Cable news dehumanizes. Community news can rehumanize.
Steven Waldman • How high school sports coverage can save democracy - Poynter
The Jersey Bee – About Us
jerseybee.org
doing interesting participatory stuff
There's a Neighbor for That: On Civic Associations as a Social Technology
otherinter.net
Stop trying to make social networks succeed, stop dreaming of a universal network. Instead, invest in your own communities. Help them make long-term, custom and sustainable solutions. Try to achieve small and local successes instead of pursuing an imaginary universal one. It will make you happier.
It will make all of us happier.
It will make all of us happier.