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
L.A. Taco was forced to furlough its staff. Reader support brought them back within 24 hours. Is it enough for the independent food, culture and community publication to survive? Its leadership isn’t sure. June 25, 2024 Amaris Castillo
How a longtime film critic’s death represents the great dissolve of local film criticism Bryan VanCampen of The Ithaca Times was an institution in the central New York college town of 32,000. He might have been the last of his kind. April 18, 2024 Pete Croatto
Iowa’s political reporters battle access issues and unpredictable schedules to cover the Republican presidential hopefuls ‘I’d say a typical day is that there is no typical day' October 16, 2023 Amaris Castillo
An illustrated guide to ‘pink slime’ journalism These low-effort websites fill the vacuum where real local news used to be. October 5, 2023 Annie Aguiar
How journalists in Hawaii are covering (and coping with) the Maui wildfires ‘We’re going to be here for the long haul, so we have a huge task in front of us.’ August 17, 2023 Amaris Castillo
How 2 local reporters have prepared for the possible Trump indictment in Georgia ‘It’s been the ride of a lifetime. It’s been nonstop. It’s been challenging. ... And there’s never a shortage of things to write.' August 3, 2023 Amaris Castillo
How some local newsrooms are using AI Smaller newsrooms have been experimenting with AI for years, and interest has grown since the latest releases of ChatGPT August 2, 2023 Angela Fu
Local journalism’s burnout crisis is unsustainable Recent surveys and academic work show how widespread burnout is among local reporters and offer hopeful solutions … for newsrooms willing to take them June 22, 2023 Elizabeth Djinis
How a local TV station investigated an underground mine fire in the heart of Pennsylvania’s coal region ‘Towns like Shenandoah and Centralia tend to get forgotten in the state. … And someone’s gotta be their voice, right?’ May 12, 2023 Amaris Castillo
How a Philadelphia Inquirer reporter found nuance in a local ‘Rachel Dolezal situation’ ‘I knew that there was more nuance and that there was more context to this story that was missing …’ April 17, 2023 Amaris Castillo
Opinion | How student journalists are filling the void to help save local news More than 120 programs pair college students with seasoned editors to provide meaningful local news for communities that lack it April 12, 2023 Richard Watts
What’s next for Salt Lake Tribune chair Paul Huntsman? A new local weekly in SoCal The Coronado News is a free weekly delivered to 9,500 of the resort city’s residents and businesses. April 10, 2023 Angela Fu
The census may seem so 2020, but there’s still a lot for journalists to cover Data sets continue to be released, and local newsrooms can use that wealth of information to better cover their communities November 10, 2022 Mike Schneider
What it’s like to report on the Jackson water crisis as a local journalist ‘This has been something that's been going on for years and years, and it's still going to be a problem even after the national media leaves.’ September 7, 2022 Angela Fu
