Irrational optimism and the rebuilding of local journalism
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Irrational optimism and the rebuilding of local journalism
I had spent the past 40 years as a journalist and ended my career believing as strongly as ever that reliable, unpolluted information is as necessary to a community as a legal system, an army or a police force.
Alan Rusbridger • Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now
The economy is interconnected. There are a lot of reasons newspapers have died off. Some were out of their control. I imagine a future where there are plenty of local publications that serve their communities with smart reporting, structured data sets around important issues and great ad products for marketers.
Jacob Cohen Donnelly • A Deeper Dive Into What Really Damaged Newspapers - A Media Operator
9 Hard Truths About Reviving Local News | Nieman Reports
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In this context, the mission of local news and information takes on an entirely new dimension. Instead of holding it responsible for all civic failures, the local news site becomes a portal to projects.