local news » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism

Articles tagged local news (199)

Also see results from other Nieman sites

Joshua BentonJanuary 8, 2020

Don’t expect McConnell’s Paradox to help news publishers get real money out of Google and Facebook

Republicans and Democrats are (surprisingly!) teaming up to help news organizations negotiate with the tech giants. But it’s unlikely to have a substantial impact on the dysfunctional relationship between publishers and platforms.

Christine SchmidtDecember 12, 2019

This is how Report for America ended up funding a community Wikipedia editor (!) at a library (!!)

“Do something different and do it together.”

Christine SchmidtDecember 9, 2019

Want to start your own local online news outlet? With a new staff and a $1 million grant, LION Publishers wants to do more to help

“The daily newspaper reporter might say, ‘You’re a community journalist, that’s so cute.’ But the fact is we’re professional and have our own organization.”

Christine SchmidtDecember 5, 2019

Drawing on ten years of expertise, the Texas Tribune wants to coach you on its money-making lessons

“People just want to learn a playbook. At the high level, it’s motivational, but at the grassroots level, it’s answering what do your proposals look like, what does your budget look like, how are you talking to donors and members.”

Joshua BentonNovember 22, 2019

Damaged newspapers, damaged civic life: How the gutting of local newsrooms has led to a less-informed public

“If you don’t have a newspaper staff who points out when things aren’t working, there is no impetus behind trying to put somebody new in, right?”

“Where there’s no competition, there’s no pressure to do better”: Local news is suffering even in areas where newspapers remain

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.”

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.”

Christine SchmidtOctober 21, 2019

From newsroom to newsletter: How local journalists are DIYing important coverage via email

Just as blogging allowed a new cadre of journalists to work outside established news organizations in the early 2000s, the email newsletter boom has done the same in local communities. “This is more than 40 hours a week for far less than minimum wage. To be frank, it’s exhausting. I only do it because it’s so important.”

Older articles