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New Report: Local News Coverage in Montana
In a 2025 report analyzing the state of media in Montana, by the LOR Foundation, the authors noted that one of the important next steps would be a content analysis to understand better the patterns, themes, and overall distribution of journalism in Montana. That...
New report and webinar: the Breadth and Depth of Montana Local News Coverage
(Nov 14, 20205) — Rutgers University and the Local News Information Consortium will release a new study of Montana's news and information ecosystem on Wednesday, November 19: Breadth and Depth of Montana Local News Coverage. Produced by LNIC co-founder Dr. Matt Weber...
LNIC Webinar: Mapping your Information Ecosystem
On Friday, November 7, LNIC Research Director Ben Toff of the University of Minnesota was joined by Regina Lawrence, Research Director of the Agora Journalism Center at the University of Oregon School of Journalism. Lawrence summarized and discussed the new report she...
New Report: Mapping your information ecosystem
The report is available now on the LNIC Website and as a downloadable PDF. (Nov 6, 20205) — Today, the Local News Information Consortium released its first toolkit report: The Newsroom Census/Ecosystem Mapping Toolkit. Developed by Regina Lawrence, Research Director...
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