Local News & Information
that local journalism is a crucial facet of society that connects us to the places we live and the people who live around us and gives us a sorely needed sense of shared reality in an atomised age; that this kind of journalism has been decimated in Greater Manchester and pretty much every other community in this country because its old business... See more
Irrational optimism and the rebuilding of local journalism
…if it inspires them and thrills them, as well as imparting useful information
The contract isn’t coming apart because people can’t access journalism, but because they increasingly don’t. People still want reliable, relevant information from sources independent of those in power in business and government. In fact, mountains of research suggest that people appreciate the ideal aspirations of journalism, and want news that... See more
Public safety is one of Detroiters’ top concerns
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Surveys to help communities see themselves
In 2026, journalism’s theory of change will be reinvented by practitioners exploring what service means beyond the article. For The Jersey Bee, that means newsletters, directories, guides, zines, text messages, resource fairs, comedy shows, and community media training — in addition to narrative reporting.
Now in our fifth year, The Bee envisions... See more
Now in our fifth year, The Bee envisions... See more
News Relay Network
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“a newsroom that empowers its audience” - in the Tenderloin, SF, CA
I think there’s an opportunity to create something very substantial here in Manchester: a company that revives local journalism across the country and connects people via storytelling , a means of human communication that goes back much longer than the history of newspapers. As the popularity of American magazine-style journalism shows, people... See more
Joshi Herrmann • Irrational optimism and the rebuilding of local journalism
THE NEWSLETTER CLUB
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Journalists tend to think of themselves as individual talents; driven by their own intrepid instincts, they find and uncover the stories of others. Instead, we should think of our work as one element within an interconnected ecosystem of social services.
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Audience growth, however, has rarely been romantic.
“We’ve gotten really good at Meta lead ads,” Heafy said. “We can acquire subscribers for under a dollar.”
Despite Facebook’s declining cultural cachet, Heafy remains blunt about its effectiveness. The company uses paid acquisition as a baseline, comparing every other growth tactic against it.
“We’ve gotten really good at Meta lead ads,” Heafy said. “We can acquire subscribers for under a dollar.”
Despite Facebook’s declining cultural cachet, Heafy remains blunt about its effectiveness. The company uses paid acquisition as a baseline, comparing every other growth tactic against it.