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Los Angeles’ local news experiment New startup looks to combine old-school and new-school journalism
On Sunday, L.A. Reported launched as the latest startup in the country’s second-largest city. The organization was founded by Scott Woolley, formerly Forbes’ West Coast bureau ...
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Pittsburgh’s next steps How the Post-Gazette’s closure could impact the local media landscape
In May, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — founded three years before George Washington became the first president of the United States — will cease operations. The ...
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Newspaper family saves Oregon paper
Saving local journalism isn’t always straightforward, as a turnabout in Oregon demonstrates. Two newspapers in Linn County just about failed after they were sold to ...
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Turning Back the Clock At Newsday on Long Island, a nostalgia beat brings massive traffic
In another era, Long Islanders fell asleep hearing the frantic commercials for Crazy Eddie (“His prices are insane!”) and the dry humor from Coronet’s Furniture (“No talking ...
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Troubled local news outlets face a new risk: climate change New research identifies the U.S. communities facing the double jeopardy of climate disaster and a lack of news sources.
KCHU, the public radio station in Valdez, Alaska, is used to living on the edge. For two months, its AM transmitter leaned precariously over the ...
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When federal might meets local resistance Chicago is case study in using solutions journalism for rapid response coverage of ICE enforcement nationally
A palpable tension mixed with anticipation filled Chicago-area newsrooms this fall when journalists found themselves suddenly pressed into the service of covering the White House’s ...
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Rapidly Expanding Local News Networks Nonprofit and for-profit news networks are expanding local news in places that need it
When Michael Shapiro started TAPinto, you couldn’t miss him around town. He was president of the Rotary Club, on the board of the chamber of ...
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Email over algorithms: how newsrooms are reclaiming their audiences
It was big NBA news when the San Antonio Spurs signed a $229 million contract extension with star point guard De’Aaron Fox this summer. But ...
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Paths to sustainability New LION report says local news organizations need to focus more on business side
News organizations with staff focused on revenue generation had a median revenue 700% higher than news outlets without it, according to a report released by Local Independent ...
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Baltimore bucks the trend Local outlets are withering across the country – but not in Charm City
The appointment of a new inspector general isn’t typically the sexiest local-news topic, but it may have been the hottest story going this summer in ...
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Northwest publishers avoiding consolidation or closure, maintaining independence As independent newspapers shutter across the U.S., a handful of Northwest publishers defy the trend.
Publisher Les Zaitz spent three years trying to save his pride and joy. His Malheur Enterprise weekly newspaper on Oregon’s eastern border had an acclaimed ...
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With news creators and influencers on the rise, what’s next for local news? ‘It’s just much more approachable’
Jonah Fialkow has never considered himself to be a sports journalist. He sells beer and hot dogs as a vendor at Wrigley Field, the home ...
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Keeping Voices from Vanishing Public radio, long a lifeline, is at risk in Alaska and rural areas around the country
In the remote Arctic town of Kotzebue, Alaska, some residents still talk about the Dairy Queen that closed several years ago. They also talk about what’s at risk ...
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Illinois Press Association CEO Resigns After Dispute Over ICE Lawsuit
The CEO of the Illinois Press Association, who had joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration for actions toward journalists outside a Chicago-area ICE facility, ...
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The Marvel in Mullen Gerri Peterson’s Nebraska Paper Bucks the Trend in Rural America, Finds Pathway to Success
Try searching the McDonald’s website for the restaurant closest to zip code 69152, and you’ll receive an apology: no restaurants in that area. Try the ...
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Sale of Illinois newspapers puts new state law to the test
SPRINGFIELD – A newspaper publisher in central and southern Illinois has sold eight of its Illinois papers to a Kentucky-based company, testing a new state ...
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Going cold turkey Is the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Gambit to Dump Print a Harbinger?
When Julia Wallace heard the news, she had a flashback to 20 years ago. On Aug. 28, president and publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Andrew ...
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Medill launches shared services hub to continue strengthening Chicago local news
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications announced the creation of a shared services hub, which will provide expertise and infrastructure support to ...
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The Medill survey 2025: How the Chicago area gets its news Second annual examination of the public’s interest in and reliance on local news
This text was adapted from the introduction of our report on how Chicago-area residents consume local news. Download a full PDF version of the report. ...
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Wincing at ‘The Paper,’ a Newspaper Spinoff of ‘The Office’
It’s not as hilarious as “The Office” but the spinoff series “The Paper” often hits its mark, painfully. That was my take after watching several ...