Local News & Information
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
Just as important, they wanted information that was directly relevant to their lives and reflective of their communities. They were not interested in paying for a bundle of content that felt distant from their daily concerns. If local news is to earn financial support, it must first demonstrate local value.
In short, they wanted consistent, reliable... See more
In short, they wanted consistent, reliable... See more
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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
Americans no longer have an accurate sense of their own society. For example, a few years ago, a poll showed that Americans, on average, think Muslims are seventeen times as large a portion of the U.S. population as they actually are. Another poll showed that most Americans think a majority of immigrants are in the country illegally (in fact, 77%... See more
How repackaging a print guide into a pop-up newsletter helped Midcoast Villager land new readers and subscribers - BlueLena
Mariangela Salmeronbluelena.io
Newsmast x Bristol Cable - local news x community app
Alt business model for local news: government provides a voucher, then each person can give it to a local news org they find valuable. Helps create public funding for journalism, but avoid government intervention in the content itself
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
Let’s remind ourselves: Journalism isn’t just writing articles.
Let’s put humans front and center — the readers we serve, engaging them more deeply, inviting them closer. We need strong bonds, community, events. We need to do what AI platforms aren’t interested in, because it doesn’t scale, it’s not safe, it’s not predictable.
Let’s put humans front and center — the readers we serve, engaging them more deeply, inviting them closer. We need strong bonds, community, events. We need to do what AI platforms aren’t interested in, because it doesn’t scale, it’s not safe, it’s not predictable.