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Creative experiments in journalism sustainability from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and friends.

What it Will Take to Get People to Pay for News
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What it Will Take to Get People to Pay for News

A Round-up of Recent Debates about Community Support and Culture Change in Newsrooms
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The Local News LabMar 21
How and Why Hyper-Local Journalism Looks Different in the U.K.

How and Why Hyper-Local Journalism Looks Different in the U.K.

This piece is co-authored by Hannah Scarbrough.
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Damian RadcliffeMar 24
New Revenue for News: 52 Ideas to Support Local Journalism

New Revenue for News: 52 Ideas to Support Local Journalism

And how to choose which ones are right for you.
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Josh StearnsJun 24, 2015
From Chat Apps to Town Halls: Why More Newsrooms are Designing Journalism for Conversation

From Chat Apps to Town Halls: Why More Newsrooms are Designing Journalism for Conversation

“A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.”
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Josh StearnsFeb 22
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Mapping Your Community’s Information Ecosystem

Mapping Your Community’s Information Ecosystem

Eight questions to ask about the health of local news and information in your area
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The Local News LabMar 10
How Four of the Smallest Newsrooms in America Are Using Video

How Four of the Smallest Newsrooms in America Are Using Video

Revenue, Community Engagement, Government Accountability and More
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Josh StearnsMar 8
New Report on Journalism Revenue Models and Community Engagement: Lessons from the Local News Lab.

New Report on Journalism Revenue Models and Community Engagement: Lessons from the Local News Lab.

Sharing what we have learned from our experiments supporting new networks for local news.
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The Local News LabFeb 10
What’s Next for the Local News Lab

What’s Next for the Local News Lab

New experiments and the long-term work of building community around the news.
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The Local News LabFeb 8
Rethinking Philanthropy to Support Local News

Rethinking Philanthropy to Support Local News

Lessons from the Local News Lab — Part Five ¶ This is part five of six essays documenting what we have learned about building new networks…
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The Local News LabFeb 5
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