This panel discussion will discuss the reasons why the three panelists decided to launch new, local news outlets in three large, global cities, particularly what was missing in their respective news l...
Events - local news
Local media has been under attack. The business model of local papers and radio stations has been squeezed - and cuts and consolidation have bitten hard. Some towns and cities have been left without a...
Lynelle Herndon and Noah Kincade have trained a group of 500 Detroit residents, aged 16-75, to watchdog their local government and engage in acts of journalism. These Detroit Documenters (a member of ...
The MacArthur Foundation has spearheaded the Press Forward initiative to raise $1bn for local journalism in the US. Why are US philanthropists putting so much energy into local news? Can local news l...