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Articles by Dan Kennedy

Dan Kennedy is a professor of journalism at Northeastern University and a panelist on “Beat the Press,” a weekly media program on Boston’s GBH-TV. His blog, Media Nation, is online at www.dankennedy.net. Kennedy’s most recent book, The Return of the Moguls: How Jeff Bezos and John Henry Are Remaking Newspapers for the Twenty-First Century, was published in 2018.

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September 12, 2023

The Colorado Sun, a pioneering for-profit/nonprofit hybrid, moves toward a fully nonprofit model

“Whether I agree with it or not, whether I even like it or not, the reality is that many individuals, many institutions and philanthropic groups, have concluded that journalism should be nonprofit.”

October 15, 2020

Here’s how entrepreneurial local journalists are fighting back against Alden Global Capital

“I just determined that I would rather do anything else in life than to dismantle a proud newsroom and lay off my friends and colleagues and eventually be laid off myself.”

July 10, 2020

Margaret Sullivan has written a brisk and useful guide to the horrifying decline of local news

Ghosting the News is a useful introduction to the decline of local, and Sullivan is an ideal guide.

January 27, 2020

Can perennial hopes for local news co-ops ever turn into reality?

One of the most prominent attempts, in Haverhill, Mass., is shutting down before ever launching. But its chief booster keeps hope alive.

May 20, 2019

The 016, a social network for Worcester, seeks to become a “delivery boy and booster” for local media

“You can create the best journalism, but if you can’t get it to an audience, this is a problem.”

January 17, 2018

At The Boston Globe, the editorial pages are looking for new ways to engage readers

“We learned how important it is to have writers and editors and digital producers working collaboratively, near each other. It’s a model for the future.”

June 8, 2016

5 things publishers can learn from how Jeff Bezos is running The Washington Post

“I strongly believe that missionaries make better products. They care more. For a missionary, it’s not just about the business. There has to be a business, and the business has to make sense, but that’s not why you do it. You do it because you have something meaningful that motivates you.”

February 17, 2016

Thinking outside the (newspaper) box: The Local News Lab seeks to revive community news

“For someone just starting out with a local news project, the most important takeaway from our report — and our work in general — is that we are stronger working together than we are working alone.”

September 29, 2015

The Worcester Sun wants to bootstrap paywalled hyperlocal digital into a Sunday print product

“We could use Sunday print to boost us into the stratosphere, to get us into a stable orbit where we can launch other things.”

August 4, 2015

In New Haven, a low-power FM experiment seeks local conversation — and financial sustainability

WNHH, debuting next week, aims to extend the community journalism of the New Haven Independent to the airwaves — and to reflect the city it’s in.

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