Local News & Information
All of this will tend to require that national actors— who sometimes like to act like every solution they offer is, almost definitionally, turnkey— become much better acquainted with the detailed operations of those they are seeking to help. And that will mean understanding that, at the operational level, almost every local newsroom is different,... See more
Help for Local Newsrooms Needs to Meet Them Where They Are
UW Madison professor of journalism, Sue Robinson, recently publishedHow Journalists Engage: A Theory of Trust Building, Identities, and Care . In it, she names the new roles and skill sets that those working in journalism need to invest in so that information can be used and trusted. They include:
- Relationship Builder
- Community Collaborator
- Community
What Could Happen If We Give Up Saving Journalism?
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
Introduction — Invisible Institute
invisible.institute
nonprofit journalism working to ‘enhance the capacity of citizens to hold public institutions accountable’
This new form of local journalism has some common characteristics:
- Provides news and information through accessible products that address information gaps.
- Organizes and trains community members, building inclusive pipelines for involvement in journalism and media as civic engagement.
- Relies on stakeholder engagement and audience feedback loops to
Building a new model for community-centered local news
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tandfonline.comMaine Pages
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu
Midcoast Villager (Maine) - like Marfa / Big Bend Sentinal, running an IRL coffee shop as a community hub
News Relay Network
newsrelaynetwork.org
“a newsroom that empowers its audience” - in the Tenderloin, SF, CA
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newsgobag.comfor disaster preparedness - journalism tools and resources for sharing info during emergencies