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    Articles tagged local news (321)

    Sophie CulpepperSeptember 17, 2024
    Local journalists try new methods to reach, serve, and build trust with audiences
    “If you’re not reaching the people that you want to reach, then what’s the point of doing the work?”
    Hanaa' TameezSeptember 16, 2024
    The Puente News Collaborative expands to report on the entire U.S.–Mexico border
    “If you look beyond the wall, you really see these two vibrant communities that are involved in each other’s lives and the integration between them.”
    Sophie CulpepperSeptember 11, 2024
    The California Google deal could leave out news startups and the smallest publishers
    “We don’t know whether or how this nonprofit and its fund will operate, and likely won’t for some months (nonprofit governance is many things, but fast is not one of them).”
    Joshua BentonSeptember 11, 2024
    With an expansion on the way, Ken Doctor’s Lookout thinks it has some answers to the local news crisis
    After finding success — and a Pulitzer Prize — in Santa Cruz, Lookout aims to replicate its model in Oregon. “All of these playbooks are at least partially written. You sometimes hear people say, ‘Nobody’s figured it out yet.’ But this is all about execution.”
    Richard TofelSeptember 9, 2024
    Rebooting the Minnesota Star Tribune: A conversation with Steve Grove
    “We would like to see at least 25% of our P&L look different in a couple of years than it does now…I don’t think any media company right now can just be banking on subscriptions to save the day.”
    Ken DoctorSeptember 3, 2024
    Newsonomics: California’s local news agreement with Google is a win
    Here’s my perspective on what sense we can now make of a settlement, one that may act as a template for other states.
    Andrew DeckAugust 15, 2024
    “AI reporters” are covering the events of the day in Northwest Arkansas
    OkayNWA’s AI-generated news site is the future of local journalism and/or a glorified CMS.
    James SalangaAugust 8, 2024
    The 51st aims to replace DCist with something totally new
    “It’s an incredible place to launch a local news outlet because people always want to know more about the world around them. It’s a town full of nerds.”
    Sophie CulpepperAugust 7, 2024
    The Assembly aims to be a state-level, digital-first Atlantic Magazine for North Carolina
    “I was fixated on trying to build a place that could pay good writers good money to spend more time than normal on big stories.”
    With the Hyperlocal News Network, TAPinto adds a licensing option to its longtime franchise model
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