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What went wrong at the National Trust for Local News?

With a cofounder out as CEO, a big question looms: Is the novel idea of fighting news deserts by buying and remotely running local outlets flawed?

February 6, 2025

In America’s news deserts, Meta’s retreat from fact-checking severs a last link to fact-based news

Meta's policy reversal and increase in political content could mean more misinformation for communities lacking local news

January 23, 2025

A university steps in with a new model for preserving local news

The nonprofit NEWSWELL, a project of Arizona State University, offers an innovative approach for giving newsrooms the support they need

January 22, 2025

Opinion | How one local newsroom celebrates Festivus

This year's gripes include Cybertrucks, shopping carts and more

December 18, 2024

In Massachusetts towns haunted by ghost newspapers, startups are fighting to meet audience needs

These towns don’t meet the definition of a news desert, but their legacy newspapers so hollowed out that they lack original local news reporting

December 12, 2024

How local TV newsrooms demystified state amendments

Several newsrooms went beyond their traditional approaches to explain amendments, which are often obscure or confusing

November 4, 2024

Press Forward announces $20 million to 205 local newsrooms

The list includes at least one newsroom in every state

October 16, 2024

Poynter Institute to provide journalism ethics training to local news funders

Partnership with Knight Foundation aims to help strengthen local news ecosystem

October 14, 2024

The Poynter Institute

A tipster warned of a ‘dysfunctional’ hire at a local police department. That was an understatement.

KHOU 11 found that a 250-person Texas city had 50 police officers. More than half had checkered pasts.

October 14, 2024

After Hurricane Helene, ‘Neighbors are what’s getting us through this’

Coverage and help from Florida and North Carolina

October 2, 2024

Opinion | Journalists are mostly resisting this sheriff’s horrible precedent of naming a child

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood is perp-walking and posting mugshots of children as a publicity stunt. Good on reporters for mostly ignoring it.

September 17, 2024

Opinion | The California local news deal with Google is both a model and a cautionary tale

The final deal for local news funding doesn't match initial hopes, but Rebuild Local News' founder argues it's still progress

September 5, 2024

The media landscape is changing, but audiences still want news

Industry leaders broke down myths about news avoidance and trust in discussions with Poynter about state of the news industry

September 4, 2024

A ‘media organizer’ built an abolitionist newsroom in Kansas City. Is he a journalist? He’s not yet sure.

At The Kansas City Defender, Ryan Sorrell is following Ida B. Wells and Claudia Jones in honoring the legacy of the radical Black press

August 30, 2024

Amaris Castillo

Local news covers a lot of crime, yet people can’t find the crime news they need

Gaps in news coverage cited in new Pew Research study are opportunities to grow local audiences

August 29, 2024

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