Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Election Night 1976

News philanthropy leader Karen Rundlet (Karen Rundlet) will become INN’s next chief executive officer, after years helping to develop sustainable local news ecosystems as a senior director at Knight Foundation. inn.org/news/news-phil…

Everybody's talking about Pew Research Journalism's TikTok news usage numbers (including me) omny.fm/shows/wwl-firs…

Good news: it’s #DocumentersDay 🧵🧵 In our city, dozens of public meetings happen every week that make decisions on schools, healthcare, voting, housing, and more. But those decisions can be hard to find or understand.

Great news! It’s #DocumentersDay 🧵🧵 In our city, dozens of public meetings happen every week where decisions are made about schools, healthcare, voting, housing, transportation and more. But those decisions can be hard to find or understand.

"What happened in Scranton shows that, as far as things have fallen with regard to local news, there is still further to go — and that shoring up the industry is likely to require the full mix of public-policy and philanthropic possibilities." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

Thrilled to see stalwart Institute for Nonprofit News members Mother Jones and Reveal combining forces to create a single stronger organization for the future. nytimes.com/2023/12/14/bus…

“So much attention has (rightly) focused on local news gaps in recent years. But I think 2024 is a year when some of that attention — by funders, experts, industry leaders — will turn to the states.” Jesse Holcomb buff.ly/3GJTFDJ

I spoke to TheWrap for this wide-ranging 'state of the industry' piece thewrap.com/media-layoffs-…

One of my favorite parts of grading finals is when I assign students to read this dustindwyer essay and to write their own version of it niemanreports.org/articles/the-r…

* SO* excited to be welcoming Katie to our department.

NEW: Schools coverage should serve parents' needs, says journalism researcher @jesseholcomb "I’m not saying that all K-12 education coverage has to be populist. But I think it’s worth having an open conversation." kappanonline.org/holcomb-russo-…

From last night's media newsletter: Mississippi Today won a Pulitzer for uncovering the state's $77 million welfare scandal. Now the org is being sued for defamation by the former governor, and has been ordered to turn over its reporting notes by this week semafor.com/newsletter/06/…

New data on state of nonprofit journalism-- pleased to work with this team on our seventh annual survey.

Grand Rapids is in the middle of a busy election year. This is the first mayoral election to take place in an even-year after GR voters approved Prop 1 in 2020. To cut through the noise of national politics, The Rapidian is hyper-focused on hyperlocal. Check out our recent work🧵

I recently spoke w/ Matt Miller for this spicy story about a local news market skirmish here in Michigan mlive.com/public-interes…

"Journalism is buffeted by political polarization, economic challenges, and the rise of social media, but at its best it's also an antagonist to power," ✍️ Calvin University's Jesse Holcomb, for the latest edition of Trend magazine. pew.org/4f8FWp4

A 2020 Pew Research Center survey found most Americans believe it's possible to improve public confidence in the media. Calvin University's Jesse Holcomb's suggests outlets: 🔷 Practice transparency 🔷 Cover topics communities care about 🔷 Strive for accuracy pew.org/4f8FWp4

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"Local information ecosystems are changing faster than we can study them" niemanlab.org/2025/01/academ…