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4 Ways to Fund — and Save — Local Journalism
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4 Ways to Fund — and Save — Local Journalism

“Local news and information provide a first-warning system, but they are also a connective tissue,” says Tim Franklin, senior associate dean at Northwestern University’s Medill journalism school and head of the Medill Local News Initiative. “We’re in self-isolation and quarantine.

4 Ways to Fund — and Save — Local Journalism

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New York Times: How a New Breed of Union Activists Is Changing the Rules (and Newsrooms)
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New York Times: How a New Breed of Union Activists Is Changing the Rules (and Newsrooms)

As the coronavirus crisis wreaked havoc in the news business last month, the newly installed president of the most prominent journalists’ union in the country, the NewsGuild, crossed a line that once seemed unimaginable: He asked the government for money.

New York Times: How a New Breed of Union Activists Is Changing the Rules (and Newsrooms)

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Washington Post: The pandemic has made local news indispensable. It’s also killing it.
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Washington Post: The pandemic has made local news indispensable. It’s also killing it.

It’s true that much of the local news industry had fallen on hard times well before covid-19. But the pandemic is inflicting new damage even as it underscores the crucial role of local newspapers. In this public health emergency, people turn to local media for answers to what The Post’s Margaret Sullivan called “life-or-death information” such as “Where to get tested?” and “Is it safe to go outside?”

Washington Post: The pandemic has made local news indispensable. It’s also killing it.

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CBS News: Bipartisan support emerges for aid to ailing local news outlets amid pandemic
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CBS News: Bipartisan support emerges for aid to ailing local news outlets amid pandemic

Washington — Charges of "fake news" and "enemy of the people" may still emanate from the White House, where the president continues his barrage against the Fourth Estate amidst the coronavirus pandemic. But at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, there is a groundswell of support for an already battered news industry that now finds itself grappling with drastic cuts spurred by a loss in advertising revenue during the crisis.

CBS News: Bipartisan support emerges for aid to ailing local news outlets amid pandemic