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Startups · United StatesBuilt into Nieman Lab’s mission is a commitment to be “fundamentally optimistic.” It is challenging to read Medill’s 2025 State of Local News Report and hold onto that optimism. While there are a dozen bright spots rightly celebrated in the report’s recurring feature — from Ken Doctor’s expansion of Lookout Local, to the Hearst-owned Houston Chronicle, to the nonprofit network Deep South Today — those bright spots are pinpricks against a backdro…See the Story
In Medill’s Latest State of Local News Report, a “Festering, 20-Year-Old Problem” Looms Larger than Ever
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Journalism · United StatesThe journalism and government transparency nonprofit MuckRock will offer newsrooms more hands-on research help thanks to a new merger with Sunlight Research Center, the two organizations announced on Wednesday. By joining forces, MuckRock and Sunlight Research Center hope they can bring the research desk back to more newsrooms. Sunlight has particular expertise in helping local newsrooms with projects at the iron core of local news: covering loc…See the Story
Rebuilding the research desk in local newsrooms
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