by LNIC | Oct 20, 2025 | Newsroom Census/Ecosystem Toolkit
Analyze, Publish, and Share Your Data Once the information for all outlets on your master list have been gathered, you have many options for assessing what the data reveal about your local news ecosystem. We focus here on a few basic steps, and we encourage...
by LNIC | Oct 20, 2025 | Newsroom Census/Ecosystem Toolkit
Gather Data on Outlets in the Master List Here we provide an overview of some important information to gather. It’s important to note that there are many potential data points that a well-resourced research team could gather, and some kinds of information about news...
by LNIC | Oct 20, 2025 | Newsroom Census/Ecosystem Toolkit
Create a Master List of News Outlets and Organizations After deciding what types of media/organizations/content you intend to include in your census, the next task is to assemble a master list of relevant news outlets in your chosen geographic area. This is not...
by LNIC | Oct 20, 2025 | Newsroom Census/Ecosystem Toolkit
Define Inclusion Criteria Just as clear decisions need to be made up front about geographic boundaries and scope, it’s also important to decide what will count as “news”—that is, deciding on criteria for which types of outlets you will include in and which (if...
by LNIC | Oct 20, 2025 | Newsroom Census/Ecosystem Toolkit
5 Steps Toward Mapping Your Local News Ecosystem: A Minimum Foundational Approach The guidelines and suggestions provided here are compiled from recent local news ecosystem analyses from around the country, including Impact Architects’ Local News and Information...
