The overall number of journalists covering statehouses in the U.S. has risen since 2014, but fewer reporters are covering the capitols full-time, according to a new report.
Lookout doesn’t want its local news sites to be a supplement or alternative to the local daily. They aim to be the news source of record in their communities, outgunning their shrunken newsprint rivals from Day 1.
“We’re Switzerland…We’re not anybody’s competitor. We’re in a good place to do good and raise money statewide and use that money for improving journalism.”
There seems to be some momentum among those with deep pockets to address the local news crisis. But if that money appears, where should it be directed?
“Looking ahead, we are at something of a pivot point. For our mission purpose of just informing voters, does it matter if CALmatters wrote a story that appears in the L.A. Daily News?” Christine Schmidt
After helping five pilot news organizations together raise more than $1 million in six months, the News Revenue Hub has spun off into its own standalone organization.
“From a purely intellectual, journalistic standpoint, what I think is most fascinating about this is that everybody is more or less covering the same thing, but from their own unique media perspective.”
The new nonprofit news site has raised almost $3 million for explanatory reporting on state government and lawmaking. They’ve also been gathering advice — and advisors — from places like ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.
Doctor, Ken. "Newsonomics: Texas, vast Texas, aims to set a new standard in statewide public media news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 19 Feb. 2015. Web. 28 Sep. 2023.
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Chicago
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