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There's a Neighbor for That: On Civic Associations as a Social Technology

otherinter.net

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niemanlab.org

A data-rich view of how (and what) local news is working on Substack

newsletter.projectc.biz

Maine Pages

localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu

Midcoast Villager (Maine) - like Marfa / Big Bend Sentinal, running an IRL coffee shop as a community hub

Creative Destruction in the Collapsing Local News Market: Innovation vs. Intervention

rstreet.org

A right-of-center take on Nextdoor

CM Lewis George Wants to Direct D.C. Funds to Local News -

Alex Koma washingtoncitypaper.com

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

News Relay Network

newsrelaynetwork.org

“a newsroom that empowers its audience” - in the Tenderloin, SF, CA

THE NEWSLETTER CLUB

thenewsletter.club