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Medill Local News Initiative
@LocalNewsIni
@NorthwesternU R&D project combines digital innovation, audience insight & business strategy to elevate local news & empower citizens. Based at @MedillSchool
Joined August 2018
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What makes a newsroom leader take a chance on a new local news organization? Baltimore Banner Editor-in-Chief Audrey Cooper shares why she joined the newsroom — and why she believes you have to “go big or go home.”
Q&A: https://t.co/fVm3BNYUR5
Despite widespread skepticism about journalism, local news earns the most trust among news outlets. 64% of Americans say they trust local news to some degree, according to new research from Medill and the Alliance for Trust in Media.
Read more: https://t.co/gUBLTt9TpX
Indianapolis was once home to a highly competitive local TV news market. Today, consolidation is shrinking newsrooms and reducing consumer choice. Eric Rynston-Lobel reports on what these changes mean for local coverage.
https://t.co/V2zk061Htx
The 2026 State of Local News report examines how consolidation is reshaping local TV news, what it means for consumers and how ownership changes are affecting newsrooms across the country.
Explore the full report: https://t.co/tzHX4Qctjc
Who to follow
American Press Institute
@AmPress
We equip local media to build trusted, resilient, people-first organizations capable of navigating change and strengthening civic life in their communities.
American Journalism Project
@JournalismProj
The first-ever venture philanthropy dedicated to #localnews. We’re reimagining local news as a public good — because strong communities depend on it.
Center for Cooperative Media
@CenterCoopMedia
#CollaborativeJ from @MontclairStateU.
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What does TV news consolidation mean for viewers? John Volk explains how ownership changes in Indianapolis have led to newsroom mergers and staff cuts — and what that could mean for local coverage.
2026 State of Local News: https://t.co/sEvjSISoM1
The @LocalNewsIni published the Alliance for Trust/Medill Trust Tracker, the first of their quarterly national polls looking at trust in news media. 📰
🔗 Read their findings here: https://t.co/1AMF3hKc5r
Why are news deserts increasing at such a rapid pace? Zach Metzger explains how closures among smaller, independent and family-run newspapers are contributing to the largest single-year increase in news deserts since Medill began tracking them:https://t.co/tzHX4QbVtE
Local news deserts are growing. In the past year, 26 more U.S. counties became news deserts, bringing the total to 238. Explore the findings in Medill’s 2026 State of Local News report:
https://t.co/MztBxPZDq2
📍 Nearly 300 local news startups have emerged across the U.S. since 2022. But are they reaching the communities that need local news most? LNI’s Srishti Bose breaks down the trends in our latest State of Local News report: https://t.co/82XM8Jk4AV
‘Capital J journalism, utility and breaking news are the foundations of what we try to do’
https://t.co/CNUYljKOoq
What can local news organizations learn from each other? LNI’s Jennifer Kho highlights innovative ideas from Volume One and the San Francisco Chronicle, from community-building to creative events. Explore more in our Bright Spots series: https://t.co/82XM8JjwLn
📰Illinois lost 30 newspapers in just over a year, more than any other state, leaving 15 counties without a local news source. Read this article by Brier Dudley on how closures are reshaping local news across Illinois.
https://t.co/dMVGarn7PW
Comscore data shows local news sites are facing another challenge: declining digital traffic, even as news deserts continue to grow. In this Q&A clip, we discuss what the numbers tell us about the future of local journalism.
https://t.co/tzHX4QbVtE
Nine Midwestern newsrooms completed the Medill-LMA Midwest Advanced Fundraising Lab, building stronger donor programs, diversifying revenue, and developing new strategies to sustain local journalism.
https://t.co/RImf1L2A2G
America lost 170 newspapers in the past year, nearly 3 every week. Now 238 counties are news deserts and 47 million people have limited or no local news access. Read the full report here: https://t.co/MztBxQ0bfA
In our latest Medill Local News Initiative podcast, our Northwestern University Medill School research team unpacked our most comprehensive State of Local News Report, providing analysis and context behind the watershed changes in local news this year.
https://t.co/KknDTjMzDi
Happening this Wednesday!
Join Perspectives and the Medill Local News Accelerator on Oct. 14 for a hands-on workshop and panel with Chicago public health experts.
Last call for tickets! Register on Eventbrite here:
https://t.co/hs49j1sWRq
“I was asked the other day if local journalism was boring, and I was like, ‘It may be boring, but it’s necessary.’”
https://t.co/7Y4ydLFna5
Listen to the full episode here:
https://t.co/beadGMLxZU
Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/beadGMLxZU
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