Rebuild Local News

Congratulations to Publisher Elinor Tatum and the New York Amsterdam News team, along with the other selected newsrooms, for being chosen for ProPublica's Local Reporting Network! Each outlet will dedicate a reporter for a three-year term focused on investigative reporting. “Over the last six years, the Local Reporting Network has delivered critical reporting to communities across the country and prompted real-life changes,” ProPublica Assistant Managing Editor Sarah Blustain said. “With the support from the Knight Foundation, we’re excited to be able to support more sustained partnerships with these three newsrooms, all of which have a demonstrated track record of investigative reporting. We’re thrilled to get started.” Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gNrtMJRi #Journalism #LocalNews #Community #NewYork #Arizona #Illinois

The latest report by Pew Research Center shows that up to 70% of Americans are at least somewhat interested in news about local elections, yet more than half say it’s not easy to find the news they need to take part in the local political process. "There are clear links between Americans’ sense of community attachment and their experiences with news on local government and politics. Those who feel more attached to their community have more interest in news about local laws and local elections, higher satisfaction with the quality of their local political news, and an easier time finding the information they need to vote." Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gydUAxxs #Journalism #LocalNews #Media #Community #Elections #Politics

ICYMI: The League of Women Voters approved a landmark resolution at the end of June to advocate for public support of local journalism nationwide. The resolution authorizes League members to lobby for legislation aimed at rebuilding local news. Rebuild Local News President Steven Waldman said, "The local news crisis extends far beyond the challenges faced by journalists and newsrooms – it strikes the very heart of our communities’ civic health. For one of the preeminent civic organizations in American history to lead this charge is a transformative development." Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gNekMpHi #Journalism #LocalNews #News #Media #Legislation #National

In his latest essay, Wesley Lowery, executive editor of the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University, advocates for a federal public trust to subsidize the news, aiming not for a government-run media but rather a government-ensured one. “It has become increasingly clear that thinking of press freedom only as a market that must be protected from government interference cannot sustain the kind of robust, diverse, and accessible press that a healthy democracy requires... we must reimagine the relationship between the press and the public and consider bold new forms of public support for journalism." Read more at Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University: https://lnkd.in/g--gGkVM #Journalism #News #Media #Government #Press #Public

The Ontario government is requiring Crown corporations and agencies to spend 25% of ad budgets on local news. Rebuild Local News Policy Manager Lori Henson tells The Globe and Mail that redirecting government advertising spend can be an effective tool with real bipartisan appeal. The mandate in Ontario mirrors similar measures passed in the U.S., including in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. Henson spotlights how the government advertising initiative in NYC generated $1 million of revenue for news publications in the first year. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dYSE8Gnq Learn more about government advertising set-asides: https://lnkd.in/grBvVZVk #Canada #Journalism #LocalNews #Advertising #Revenue

"In recent months, the amount of organic search traffic Google has been sending to publishers has fallen off a cliff. Newsrooms nationwide — from Boston to Seattle, from the Jersey Shore to Southern California — have watched their formerly reliable search traffic numbers and page rankings plummet." Learn more at Editor & Publisher (E&P) Magazine: https://lnkd.in/gQM63mWq #News #Journalism #Publishers #Traffic #Google #Media

The National Trust for Local News has found that the nonprofit sector "doesn’t need more coaches." Instead, it will send in a hands-on team to support and strengthen its local news outlets. Read more at Poynter Institute: https://lnkd.in/gXm_tKgt #Journalism #LocalNews #Nonprofit #Philanthropy #Media

Calling all small news publishers! We're teaming up with Tiny News Collective to understand your advertising sales (including sponsorships) and tech challenges. Complete our survey and share your experiences with us so we can better support smaller news outlets in navigating advertising technology and sales. Take Our Survey: https://lnkd.in/gRgtAPN8 #Advertising #Sales #Technology #Publishers #Journalism #News

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism's Digital News Report 2024 reveals that local TV news and local newspapers in the U.S. remain the most trusted sources of news, with 62% and 61% of survey respondents, respectively, finding them more trustworthy than national media. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dsFtKZHy #Journalism #News #Media #Newspapers #LocalNews #Audience

"The Ontario government is throwing the beleaguered journalism industry a financial lifeline. In memos to government agencies, boards and commissions including the LCBO and Metrolinx, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has mandated that the organizations must spend at least 25 per cent of their advertising budget with Ontario-based news organizations." Read more: https://lnkd.in/gN7NWmj9 #Canada #Ontario #Journalism #News #LocalNews #Media