“When a crisis comes knocking, people turn to journalism to make better decisions. This is what is happening with the climate emergency.” Moreno Cruz Osório
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.
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.
There seems to be some momentum among those with deep pockets to address the local news crisis. But if that money appears, where should it be directed?
Of the 1,800 newspapers lost since 2004, 1,700 of them were weekly papers. But it’s not because their audience disappeared — it’s because the papers did.
“Participants said they had too much information and news on their screens and that they had to opt out, sort through and hunt for information that they were actually interested in.”
Owen, Laura Hazard. "An analysis of 16,000 stories, across 100 U.S. communities, finds very little actual local news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 10 Aug. 2018. Web. 17 Apr. 2024.
APA
Owen, L. (2018, Aug. 10). An analysis of 16,000 stories, across 100 U.S. communities, finds very little actual local news. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/an-analysis-of-16000-stories-across-100-u-s-communities-finds-very-little-actual-local-news/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "An analysis of 16,000 stories, across 100 U.S. communities, finds very little actual local news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 10, 2018. Accessed April 17, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/an-analysis-of-16000-stories-across-100-u-s-communities-finds-very-little-actual-local-news/.
Wikipedia
{{cite web
| url = https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/an-analysis-of-16000-stories-across-100-u-s-communities-finds-very-little-actual-local-news/
| title = An analysis of 16,000 stories, across 100 U.S. communities, finds very little actual local news
| last = Owen
| first = Laura Hazard
| work = [[Nieman Journalism Lab]]
| date = 10 August 2018
| accessdate = 17 April 2024
| ref = {{harvid|Owen|2018}}
}}
