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    Articles tagged The Lens (20)

    Local news doesn’t seem to be getting a Trump bump
    Shan WangDecember 5, 2016
    Voice of San Diego is spearheading a team to help other smaller news outlets build membership programs
    The centralized News Revenue Hub is helping a pilot group of five news organizations — Honolulu Civil Beat, InsideClimate News, The Lens, NJ Spotlight, and PolitiFact — with everything from technical installation to email targeting.
    Ricardo BiltonOctober 17, 2016
    With a speakers bureau, New Orleans’ The Lens has turned reporters’ talks into new revenue
    “At the end of the day, this is also a way for us to demonstrate to the outside world and our funders that we’re not just going to walk around and ask people for money all of the time.”
    Knight Foundation funds 20 new media and technology projects through its Prototype Fund
    Justin EllisApril 8, 2015
    In the world of nonprofit news, different paths to sustainability for local and state news sites
    A new report from the Knight Foundation finds that nonprofit news organizations are growing audience and diversifying their revenue — but many are still reliant on a small number of foundations to support their journalism.
    Events, a speakers bureau, and education partnerships: 8 projects at news nonprofits get funded
    Joseph LichtermanSeptember 11, 2014
    Refocusing on revenue: How The Lens is dealing with budget shortfalls in New Orleans
    The Lens has reduced staff and altered coverage plans after a donor and foundation cut funding for the local news nonprofit.
    Ken DoctorFebruary 13, 2014
    The newsonomics of measuring the real impact of news
    Can you raise more money for the news by harnessing the power of social sharing — and making the impact of journalism a little more clear?
    Justin EllisNovember 1, 2013
    What does sustainability look like in nonprofit journalism?
    A report from Knight Foundation finds that nonprofit news sites are growing revenues and audiences, but finding the path to long-term success will take more experimentation.
    New Knight Community Information Challenge winners focus on supporting local news and opening up government data
    The projects will open up government contracts, build conversations around education data, and help grow a news sharing service for rural papers in New Mexico. Justin Ellis
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