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July 16, 2026
Want to build audience and revenue through live events? These five news nonprofits have some ideas to get you started
PITTSBURGH — One indicator of the energy and interest around live events in newsrooms these days: At INN Days — the Institute for Nonprofit News’ annual conference, held last month in Pittsburgh — ...
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July 9, 2026
The New York Times will launch a local newsletter pilot in the Twin Cities next month
The New York Times: It wants to be your one-stop shop for cooking, games, sports…and next, perhaps, local news? On Wednesday, the Times announced it will soon launch The Local, “a new journalism in...
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July 7, 2026
Rebuild Local News’ Matt Pearce is trying to help journalists and lawmakers speak the same language
For a growing number of local journalists and supporters of local journalism, the relevant question in 2026 is no longer, “Should public policy to support local news exist?” but “What should public...
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June 22, 2026
The Boston Globe published a full-page ad thanking the Tartan Army for “the laughter, the bagpipes, and the memories”
You’ve seen the headlines, or TikToks — the traffic cones on statues, the pubs drunk dry, the throngs of men in kilts. The Tartan Army took Boston by storm in the best possible way last week during...
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June 22, 2026
Book reviews are an endangered species. So this independent bookstore decided to start publishing its own.
When The Washington Post’s management axed Book World in February, it wasn’t just one casualty among hundreds of layoffs; it was the latest high-profile death blow to a newspaper book review sectio...
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June 10, 2026
AI use, growth challenges, and funding cuts: A new report looks at the state of nonprofit news
The Institute for Nonprofit News released its ninth annual INN Index on Tuesday, analyzing data reported from hundreds of its members to understand the state of nonprofit news in 2025. The Index re...
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June 1, 2026
With Monitor Local, The Maine Monitor expands to civic news — written by local residents — for rural counties
When The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting began publishing The Maine Monitor in 2020, the publication became the latest vehicle for the mission the nonprofit had pursued since its foundin...
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May 28, 2026
A battle of the Stars looms in D.C.’s shifting media scene
After The Washington Post laid off more than 300 journalists in February, several local and national news outlets based in the nation’s capital announced expansions to fill coverage gaps. Among new...
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May 18, 2026
Here’s a new database for local news research, from Syracuse University and Rebuild Local News
If you’re trying to get a handle on evidence from academic research about the state of local news, it’s hard to know where to start. The research is scattered — across disciplines from political sc...
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May 14, 2026
When ICE came to Minneapolis, readers turned to The Minnesota Star Tribune’s free live blog
When Minneapolis became ground zero for the Trump administration’s unprecedented federal immigration crackdown, its local news institutions were, once again, on the front lines of a global story. A...
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May 5, 2026
ProPublica gets a new look built to work across platforms
On Tuesday, ProPublica rolled out a redesign that revamped its homepage and aims to make its work “more recognizable and distinct” across platforms from Instagram to Apple News. The redesign goes b...
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