by Damon Kiesow | Nov 19, 2025 | LNIC News & Events
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...
by Damon Kiesow | Nov 14, 2025 | LNIC News & Events
(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...
by Damon Kiesow | Nov 8, 2025 | LNIC News & Events
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...
by Damon Kiesow | Nov 6, 2025 | LNIC News & Events
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...
by Damon Kiesow | Jan 17, 2025 | LNIC News & Events
Across the country, academics, journalists and researchers are mapping their state’s news and information ecosystems. Their methodologies differ, but such initiatives seek to make sense of the splintered reality of where people are getting their local news and...