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Laura Hazard OwenOctober 31, 2019

For Patch, local sex offender maps are a Halloween tradition

Critics say they spike fear levels in their communities unnecessarily. But they do well on Facebook.

Here are the four most common questions readers have after consuming a news article (and how to answer them)

María Celeste Wagner and Pablo BoczkowskiOctober 30, 2019

Expect impeachment to be catnip for news junkies — but also a boost for news avoidance

“We believe that impeachment stories will likely feel increasingly personal, passionate, and irritating to people as the proceedings unfold. For some, this will draw them in, while others will likely turn off from the news.”

Christine SchmidtOctober 29, 2019

People might not trust local news that much after all — and the way to improve it increases the risk

“A small reservoir of goodwill exists toward local news organizations because they are local, but this could quickly dry up if Americans perceive more political bias in coverage.”

Nicholas QuahOctober 29, 2019

With Mermaid Palace, some talented podcast creators are looking for a model that looks more like an art collective than a network

Plus: Luminary shuffles execs after a slow start, Spotify thinks it’s “onto something special” in converting podcast fans, and (NPR One + NPR) = 1?

Pretty much no one has seen Facebook News yet, but it’s off to a rough start

Christine SchmidtOctober 28, 2019

Membership at a local TV station? Here’s how San Antonio’s KSAT is plotting a potential revenue stream

“We have to continually work with our audience to make sure they love us later as much as they love us now.”

Ken DoctorOctober 26, 2019

Newsonomics: Will Facebook’s new news tab be a milestone or millstone?

The money is welcome, and the potential audience is too. But does this push publishers away from being destinations and toward being suppliers?

Audio archiving, public meeting tracking, and more local boosts: Here are the 34 news projects Google is funding in North America

Ken DoctorOctober 25, 2019

Why I’m starting a company to build out a new model for local news in the 2020s

With Lookout Local, our longtime news industry columnist Ken Doctor is going to apply what he’s learned to try to fill the growing void in local reporting.

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