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Using content to better understand local news ecosystems: A Q&A with Matthew Weber
A recent study led by Matthew Weber and the Computational Research, Media and Organizations Lab at Rutgers University in collaboration with the Local News Impact Consortium (LNIC) found that presence of a local news outlet does not reliably translate into consistent...
New Research Finds Not Every New Jersey Community Has Local News— Even When Outlets Are Nearby
How do you measure the health of local journalism in a community? For years, the default answer has been to count outlets— how many newspapers, digital news sites or radio stations serve a given area. A new study led by Matthew Weber and the Computational Research,...
Now Hiring: Research Assistants, Economic Impact of Local News
LNIC's working group on the Economic Impact of Local News is seeking one or more research assistants to join a project investigating the tangible economic value of local news ecosystems. This work goes beyond traditional civic metrics to build an overarching framework...
Commissioning a Local News Ecosystem Assessment: An Operational Toolkit
Local ecosystem assessments are an essential tool for funders, civic leaders, and newsroom leaders to reveal who is informing communities, where gaps persist, and how resources can be deployed more strategically. But many local funders and founders embarking on...
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