Brewington is a contributing editor to the State of Local News report and oversaw Bright Spots in 2024 and 2025. A longtime editor at The Washington Post, she was editor of the paper’s op-ed page from 2007 to 2014 and also launched and wrote The Post’s royal newsletter. She has worked for The Wall Street Journal and the national security affairs website Lawfare and is an opinion editor for MS NOW.
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Last year’s State of Local News Report featured a dozen “Bright Spots.” For our second edition of this Local News Initiative project, we highlighted 12 media outlets around the country that are building sustainable models by providing original reporting on their communities while they experiment with news collaborations, digital subscription offers, and other efforts to diversify revenue and engage audiences. In just a few examples, we checked in on the Salt Lake Tribune’s transition from for-profit newspaper to digital-first...
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Last year’s State of Local News Report featured a new segment on “Bright Spots.” It highlighted 17 media outlets across the country that are building sustainable models by providing nuanced coverage while they experiment with news collaborations, digital subscription offers and other efforts to diversify revenue and to engage audiences. We want to share more of these success stories in our 2024 report later this year, so we’re asking for your input. Please tell us about...
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