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Local News Sustainability

Hosting practitioners, supporters, and experts to advance the rebuilding of independent, sustainable, and quality information at the local level

Topical Media Briefings

Convenings for editors, reporters, and columnist about complex issues to advance the public interest

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Signposts for the Future of Local News

The decline of local news is disturbing, but the prospects for emerging solutions are encouraging. This essay series helps newsrooms answer, “What now?”

Vivian Schiller

Executive Director

David Boardman

Board of Managers, Founding Chair, Lenfest Institute

August 22, 2022

Designing for Community

URL Media’s Co-Founder & CEO questions the definition of “local news” and synthesizes recommendations for how outlets can meet the needs of audiences.

S. Mitra Kalita

CEO, URL Media; Board Director, The Philadelphia Inquirer

August 22, 2022

Healing Polarized Communities

The 19th*’s Co-Founder & Publisher discusses the harms of polarization, the struggles of local news, and how outlets can help bridge communal divides.

Amanda Zamora

Publisher, The 19th*

August 22, 2022

Funding and Revenue Models

Lenfest Institute’s Executive Director & CEO explores how nonprofit and for-profit news can learn from one another and blend their approaches to funding.

Jim Friedlich

Executive Director & CEO, The Lenfest Institute for Journalism

August 22, 2022

Partnerships and Collaboration

National Trust for Local News’ CEO & Co-Founder argues for an ecosystem approach to local journalism and advises making use of available tools.

Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro

CEO, The National Trust for Local News

August 22, 2022

How Local Journalism Can Bring Communities Together

MIT Center for Constructive Communication’s Director explains how local news can leverage its “trust capital” and emerging technology to promote listening.

Deb Roy

Director, MIT Center for Constructive Communication

August 22, 2022