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New toolkit: How to commission local news ecosystem research
The Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) and the Local News Impact Consortium (LNIC) this week launched Commissioning a Local News Ecosystem Assessment: An Operational Toolkit, a resource for streamlining research into the audiences, news organizations and industry forces that shape local news.
Inside the LNIC: Understanding the economic value of local news
This interview with Harsh Taneja associate professor of new and emerging media at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is part of a series of discussions with LNIC researchers conducted by Afrooz Mosallaei, a doctoral student in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University.
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...
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