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Joshua BentonJanuary 25, 2021

Is unpublishing old crime stories Orwellian or empathetic? The Boston Globe is offering past story subjects a “fresh start”

Should the worst moment of your life also be your top Google search result? Your “permanent record” is sometimes more about old news stories than court records, and newspapers are increasingly rethinking their responsibilities.

Joshua BentonOctober 23, 2020

As they shrink, are local newspapers protecting their “iron core” of local government coverage? This paper says no

Newspapers have all had to make cuts. But it doesn’t look like they’ve favored the beats that are most important to democracy — watchdog coverage of local governments — over other kinds of news.

Hanaa' Tameez and Laura Hazard OwenSeptember 24, 2020

As local news outlets shift to subscription, they wonder: What should Facebook’s role be?

“Look, I know you got that Facebook comment, but it’s the vocal minority. There’s a silent majority who are actually paying for our work.”

JulieAnn McKelloggSeptember 24, 2020

The new folks in town are an untapped audience for local news (even if they don’t stay forever)

“I started to recognize the value of local news as a journalist, yet spent no time on it as a local resident of Washington, D.C.”

Sarah ScireSeptember 16, 2020

NPR adds localized news for 10 cities to its afternoon podcast Consider This

Listeners in 10 regions will hear local news after national stories thanks to geo-targeting technology being used in a new way.

Joshua BentonAugust 6, 2020

In the arena: Ken Doctor is moving from “media analyst” to “media CEO” with Lookout, his plan for quality local news

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.

Joshua BentonJuly 30, 2020

An open letter to the new CEO of The New York Times

Meredith Kopit Levien, everyone seems to agree, is the right person to lead the Times into the 2020s. But here’s hoping she’ll view her mission more broadly — including the state of local news in America.

Dan KennedyJuly 10, 2020

Margaret Sullivan has written a brisk and useful guide to the horrifying decline of local news

Ghosting the News is a useful introduction to the decline of local, and Sullivan is an ideal guide.

Joshua BentonJune 17, 2020

What’s The difference between calling your news site Oaklandside or The Oaklandside? Listening

And a willingness to change. “One participant told us this name suggests that ‘We’re on your side. We’re with you…It says that this is Oakland’s side of the story.'”

Hanaa' TameezJune 12, 2020

The Dallas Morning News is testing out reporter-specific promo codes for readers on the fence about subscribing

“Being able to link the promo code to heartfelt messages of why local journalism is so important right now is like a one-two punch that we thought would be powerful with readers.”

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