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Ken DoctorJuly 13, 2020

Newsonomics: The McClatchy auction ends not with a bang, but only more whimpers

The hedge fund Chatham Asset Management reeled in its prize, as expected. But now what does it want to do with it?

Ken DoctorJuly 6, 2020

Newsonomics: There’s no Knight in shining armor coming to rescue McClatchy

But Alden Global Capital would be happy to lend a hand. Plus: When a standstill isn’t really a standstill.

Two new studies about media and diversity can help newsrooms through their reckoning with racism

Americans say there are two main sources of COVID-19 misinformation: social media and Donald Trump

Hanaa' TameezJanuary 28, 2020

CUNY’s Center for Community Media is expanding its reach beyond New York City

“Trust is the No. 1 value that these news organizations have.”

Hanaa' TameezNovember 18, 2019

Americans are more willing to pay for local news when they know local newspapers are in trouble, a new study says

“This gap suggests a market failure — many recognize the benefit of the product to the public but are unwilling to pay for it.”

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.”

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.

Christine SchmidtOctober 3, 2019

The business case for listening to your audience is still murky (but early results are promising)

“Newsrooms generally reported increased levels of engagement and higher-quality conversations with audiences. Nearly all of the grant reports we reviewed reported increased engagement.” That (still) doesn’t yet translate into money.

Christine SchmidtSeptember 6, 2019

How to experiment with local TV news: It’s really about choosing your own adventure

“The wonderful thing about doing innovation in student newsrooms is that the students don’t say ‘That’s not how we do things here’ or ‘We tried that once and it didn’t work.'”

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