Hannah Carroll is a program manager and photographer for the Medill Local News Accelerator and a researcher and reporter for the Medill Local News Initiative. A graduate of Medill, Hannah previously interned for The Kitsap Sun in Bremerton, Washington, as well as the State of Local Journalism Task Force, where she researched journalism public policies and contributed to the Task Force’s final recommendation report. Hannah also works as a freelance photographer specializing in portraits, newborn and event photography, with previous clients including Cisco Systems and M. Harris & Co. for the Division Street: Revisited podcast.
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A WWE-style belt decorated with The Pilot logo, donned by a proud Southern Pines electrician, is a sight one could only bear witness to at the ‘Best of the Pines’ awards event. From small town celebrations like this one to nationally-known annual festivals like that at The Texas Tribune, intimate information-based conversations hosted by Mirror Indy, and networking nights by Block Club Chicago, hosting events is increasingly playing a key role in publications’ audience and...
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Oregon, Washington State, Illinois, Hawaii and New York all have proposed legislation this year to recoup money from Big Tech platforms, mainly Google and Meta, for revenue gained from publishing local news content. These bills follow California’s handshake deal with Google, announced last August, that would allocate about $125 million over five years from the state and Google toward California’s local journalism. Additional funds would establish a National AI Accelerator. This deal designated the UC...
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As California works to finalize a settlement with Google that could allocate about $250 million toward local journalism, legislators in other states are considering whether to follow California's lead or to continue to pursue revenue-sharing bills on their own. As announced by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks in late August, California’s deal would allocate about $250 million over five years from the state and Google toward journalism across California. Google would provide about $110 million, and the state would...
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The Medill Local News Accelerator (LNA) works to spur a more inclusive and economically robust local news ecosystem by offering expertise and programs on topics including consumer research, content strategy, executive leadership and more. These offerings help local news outlets maximize Chicagoland residents’ access to the information they need to be civically engaged.