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August 19, 2026
MS NOW will launch a paid membership program for “super fans”
When MS NOW — known until last year as MSNBC — celebrated its 30th anniversary last month, Status reported that the focus was “as much about the future as the past.” Natalie Korach described early ...
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August 13, 2026
Can public media build its own social media? Chicago Public Media teams up with New_Public to try
If a news outlet announces a website launch, you might think it’s safe to assume it’s a news website that’s launching. But that’s not what Chicago Public Media has in mind for chicago.com. Chicago ...
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August 12, 2026
Remember that raid on a small-town Kansas newspaper? The city has agreed to pay one reporter $850,000
On August 11, 2023, local law enforcement seized electronics and reporting materials from the Marion County Record in a raid that provoked a national outcry over the blatant press freedom violation...
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July 30, 2026
Readers turned to these local newspapers for real-time safety updates and weekend reads
Deliberate audience initiatives and breaking news alike have driven traffic to local newspapers in the last few months. According to Similarweb’s data, The Philadelphia Inquirer received 1.1 millio...
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July 16, 2026
Mobilizer, connector, spectator, or outsider? New Pew research categorizes how Americans do (or don’t) engage civically
Civic engagement takes many forms. The term describes activities as disparate as voting, volunteering, attending religious services, and following the news. Yet “these behaviors are often studied s...
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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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