The 2024 Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards are accepting nominations from January 12 – February 12. Learn more! The Esserman family and Knight Foundation created these awards to highlight the local journalists whose work has demonstrated the power to change laws and lives. Nominations for the Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards, honoring the best public service reporting in South Florida, […]
Publishers focus on sustainability in challenging times, as they push for more fundraising, memberships, grants and government support In the best of times, local news publishers were challenged to shift their business models due to digital disruption and the growing online ad dominance of Google and Facebook. Now, in the worst of times during the […]
Hearken, Newspack and Journalism 360 offer boosts in engagement, revenue and immersive journalism for local publishers The doom and gloom surrounding local news in the U.S. often feels like a story destined for misery. About 1,300 communities across the country lost news coverage between 2004 and 2018, according to a study by Penelope Abernathy, the […]
Outpouring of relief helps local journalists faced with layoffs, pay cuts and who report from the front line These are dark times for society, dark times for the media, and dark times for front-line local news reporters who have suffered pay cuts, layoffs and even deaths due to COVID-19. But the spark of light in […]
Knight Media Forum 2024 will take place February 20-22 in Miami, FL. Democracy has always relied on independent journalism to provide citizens with accurate information and to hold the powerful accountable. Yet, several forces pose significant challenges to that effort, including the financial difficulties faced by many news organizations and a broad distrust of news […]
Diversify, diversify, diversify is the motto as local news publishers come up with creative business ideas to reach sustainability There was a time not that long ago when local news was supported by a few simple revenue streams: advertising, subscriptions and memberships. As legacy local media organizations struggle to maintain those revenue lines, the upstart […]
When it comes to trust, local news media continue to outperform their national counterparts. But with a new Knight-Gallup study released today, we now know that we can’t take that trust for granted. Americans still believe local news outlets are doing many things right, and the study confirms that. Six in 10 Americans believe local news […]
Applications are open for Knight Foundation’s summer internship program, which offers competitive, paid 10-week internships for college students and recent grads. A former Knight intern turned Knight employee, Nick Swyter, talks about his experience as an intern in summer 2014 and his current role as an associate on Knight’s Journalism team. What were your responsibilities as an […]
The appetite for a “public service” approach is strong but the on-the-ground challenges in newsrooms are real Report for America has grown rapidly. The program—which places emerging journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities—went from 13 corps members in 2018-19, to 59 in 2019-20 to 250 in 2020-21 (starting in June). […]
Title of Session: How local funders can support local journalismLeaders: Sherrie Arb, Community Foundation for SoutheastMichigan, Melissa Milios Davis, Gates Family Foundation and Michael Murphy, The Cleveland FoundationScribe: Grace Diffey, Hamilton Community Foundation Title of session: Charlotte Collaboration and Community Engagement Through Media PartnershipLeaders: Glenn Burkins, QCityMetro; Sherry Chisenhall, Charlotte Observer; David Boraks, WFAE. Moderator: […]
During the pandemic, local news publishers and journalists have become essential sources of trusted information The horrific spread of the novel coronavirus across America has prompted an outpouring of questions from confused citizens in communities who need answers. What will happen to the most vulnerable among us? Where can I get food? How many hospitalizations […]