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Lyz LenzDecember 14, 2020

The real reason local newspapers are dying

“I left daily newspaper journalism in 2005. But it’s only gotten worse, because now there is the internet to scapegoat for all of the incompetence and thievery.”

Philip Napoli and Jessica MahoneSeptember 9, 2019

Local newspapers are suffering, but they’re still (by far) the most significant journalism producers in their communities

“While local newspapers accounted for roughly 25 percent of the local media outlets in our sample, they accounted for nearly 50 percent of the original news stories in our database.”

Christine SchmidtAugust 28, 2019

How publishers are cutting print days — and not losing (too many) subscribers

“The key is the consumer will let you know when they’re done with the print product. Don’t prematurely yank it from them.”

Laura Hazard OwenFebruary 5, 2019

Researchers crunched 13 TB of local newspaper subscriber data. Here’s what they found about who sticks around.

Surprise: “Subscribers who read many stories per visit and read them thoroughly were no more likely to keep their subscriptions than those who skimmed.”

Laura Hazard OwenMay 12, 2017

“Anger is a useful metric” and other evil tips for making money off hyper-partisan content

Plus: A quick way to make money off other people’s content, an invitation to fact-check U.K. local news, and BuzzBeed vs. BuzzFeed.

Joseph LichtermanMay 1, 2017

Here’s how this Norwegian publisher built a successful digital subscription model for local news

“When we started out, I’m sure a lot of people were worried about cannibalization, and people moving from print to digital, but that hasn’t really happened at all.”

Damian Radcliffe and Christopher AliFebruary 2, 2017

If small newspapers are going to survive, they’ll have to be more than passive observers to the news

Adopting the role of a good neighbor does not mean abandoning critical perspective. It’s an opportunity to ensure that local newspapers are at the heart of the conversations taking place in their communities.

Shan WangJanuary 8, 2016

For McClatchy’s new head of news strategies, analytics and social traffic bolster good journalism

“It’s a beautiful thing when the powerful, public service, noble interests of journalism actually align with your business model.”

BuzzFeed is planning to enter the local news game in the U.K.

Joshua BentonSeptember 1, 2015

As giant platforms rise, local news is getting crushed

The quest for scale, driven by the distribution power of a few enormous technology platforms, is killing the business case for local news. Will anything take its place?

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