“I would love to be in 25 cities and I wish we could’ve lived up to that. The financial reality and the operational reality of it was not quite ready for that.”
“In a well-functioning system, citizens need to be actively engaged in their government and aware of decisions made by their elected representatives. Newspapers are a means of citizen engagement, and this study provides evidence of the importance of this link.”
Our analysis of the links 10 cities saw in Facebook’s local news section found funeral home obituaries, years-old stories, and yes, some meaningful local journalism. But not a lot.
Starting in May, Facebook will also solicit ideas for ways to build community through local news, looking for around 100 participants to receive funding and mentorship.
Schmidt, Christine. "Collaborating at the Capitol: A new Illinois reporting service nearly doubles the number of statehouse journalists." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 13 Mar. 2019. Web. 18 Apr. 2019.
APA
Schmidt, C. (2019, Mar. 13). Collaborating at the Capitol: A new Illinois reporting service nearly doubles the number of statehouse journalists. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 18, 2019, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/03/collaborating-at-the-capitol-a-new-illinois-reporting-service-doubles-the-number-of-statehouse-journalists/
Chicago
Schmidt, Christine. "Collaborating at the Capitol: A new Illinois reporting service nearly doubles the number of statehouse journalists." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 13, 2019. Accessed April 18, 2019. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/03/collaborating-at-the-capitol-a-new-illinois-reporting-service-doubles-the-number-of-statehouse-journalists/.
Wikipedia
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