Do news homepages still matter? Does it make sense to devote resources to them when traffic is down? Is it a problem when the homepage becomes increasingly formulaic and automated? Are newsletters an adequate replacement? We asked a cross-section of smart news professionals to dig into these questions in our latest report... https://lnkd.in/ggQVxzks
Medill Local News Initiative
Online Audio and Video Media
Evanston, Illinois 321 followers
Project at Northwestern U's Medill School mixes digital innovation, audience insight & business strategy on local news.
About us
The Medill Local News Initiative is a project at Northwestern University's Medill School that mixes digital innovation, audience insight and business strategy on local news. Our goal is to identify approaches that boost local journalism's financial sustainability and community service.
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https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/
External link for Medill Local News Initiative
- Industry
- Online Audio and Video Media
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Evanston, Illinois
Updates
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A new Medill survey shows that, as of May, many U.S. adults were "tired" of the election and avoiding the news. Still true? How can local outlets cure news fatigue? Our Local News Initiative story... https://lnkd.in/g-4HjK9q
Can Local Journalism Find Fatigue Cure?
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Police raided the Marion County Record's offices and editor/publisher Eric Meyer's home last August, Meyer's 98-year-old mother, Joan, died the next day of a heart attack, and multiple lawsuits have been filed. Now the paper has more subscribers...but needs more journalists. Our Medill LNI story... https://lnkd.in/gd3UgmfY
After the Raid: Lawsuits, Boosted Circulation, Fallout from the Death of a 98-Year-Old Mother
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"Pretty significant solutions to a pretty wide variety of challenges": Illinois passes $25 million tax credits, other incentives to boost local journalism. Our report: https://lnkd.in/g6KsX7Wi
Illinois Passes $25 Million in Tax Credits To Boost Local Journalism
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Just released: A comprehensive Medill School/Local News Initiative report surveying how people consume news. Do they keep up to date more on TV or phones? Do they think news should be free? Do they think the news business is in good shape? The answers may surprise you. https://lnkd.in/guk7T2Dz
The Medill survey: How the Chicago area gets its news
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Is generative AI an existential threat to journalism and local news models or just the latest in a long line of technological advancements that should make work easier and more efficient? Read our comprehensive report on AI and journalism here: https://lnkd.in/gExQWH5D
Impact of AI on Local News Models
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Churn is rising, and reader retention is falling, according to troubling new Subscriber Engagement Index data from Medill's Spiegel Research Center. Is this an ominous sign for local news, and can the trend be reversed? https://lnkd.in/gm9pGqnf
Churning Toward Disaster
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Our 2023 State of Local News Report is now live, tracking expanding news deserts, identifying communities in danger of losing their news and highlighting "Bright Spots" where local news models are working. There's much to explore and process here. https://lnkd.in/d-YnU8rK
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