Download Transcriptions: English – Spanish EPISODE 11: HOW THE MEDIA CAN HELP DURING A CHAOTIC ELECTION For the media, this is the most challenging election in modern American history. Journalists are preparing to cover a presidential race that’s impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, mail-in voting concerns, misinformation on social media — and election night could turn into weeks […]
Download Transcriptions: English – Spanish EPISODE 10: FROM LIVE TO LIVESTREAM Performers and arts organizations of every stripe are adapting to constraints of a socially distanced audience and are utilizing communications technology like Zoom, podcasts, social media and SMS to reach remote audiences in new ways. Kathryn Yu recent coverage of immersive experiences in No […]
A new, $3 million Knight initiative will help local news organizations harness the power of artificial intelligence to drive success. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a force we can’t afford to ignore. In both good and bad ways, it’s everywhere — and it’s time to make sure that local news organizations are capitalizing on what’s become […]
Knight New Work winners share $300,000 in additional funding. MIAMI – June 2, 2021- Nine Miami artists, many of them using multimedia to connect with audiences during the pandemic, will share $300,000 in additional funding for projects conceived as part of Knight New Work 2020. One of the areas most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic […]
The annual matching campaign helped newsrooms weather the pandemic and make an impact in their communities. While business models for newspapers deteriorate and many local news outlets continue to struggle to cover their communities, the rise of nonprofit news has been astonishing. These outlets have picked up the slack with growing numbers of local reporters […]
Episode 2 of VISION with Sam Gill. Continuing on the topic of “Flattening the Infodemic”, this episode features a conversation with Dr. Joan Donovan, Director of the Technology and Social Change (TaSC) Research Project at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center, and expert in the field of examining internet and technology, online extremism, media manipulation, and disinformation campaigns.
Six South Florida reporting teams share $23,000 in awards for their public service reporting. Hear their stories at a free, virtual event on May 13. April 28, 2021 — MIAMI — After a year where the need for local news was apparent and urgent, six South Florida reporting teams that excelled at public service journalism are being honored […]
Amid the pandemic, publishers have come up with new sources of revenue and tapped new support for diversity, equity and inclusion. Here are some solutions worth sharing. Whether it’s on TV or radio, in a newspaper or online, local news has had the struggle of its life. The loss of so many local businesses during […]
More publishers are trying out public benefit corporations, journalist-owned LLCs and cooperatives to tie publications closer to communities. For years, American communities have made heroic efforts to save local shops in the face of voracious chain and big-box stores and e-commerce bullies such as Amazon. That’s why you’ve heard calls to “buy local” and “shop […]
The coronavirus pandemic has sent an ailing local news industry into free fall across the United States. But in dozens of communities, nonprofit organizations that cover local news are a promising bright spot. These outlets tend to be small operations, most with staffs of three or fewer, and modest audience reach and revenue. They are […]