Local Media Association
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Our mission is to ensure a healthy future for local journalism, which is essential to a strong democracy, by reinventing business models for news.
Joined September 2009
📢 Local media webinars! 📊 Segmentation (9/18) 📈 Metrics & revenue (9/18) 🤖 10 AI sales prompts (9/19) 🔍 GEO for SEO (10/14) 📚 Tools publishers need (10/16) 🤝 Credibility strategies (11/6) 💡 Summer camp revenue (11/11) https://t.co/O0ol43mvnU
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Launching today: LatidoBeat 🎉 A new national platform uniting 7 trusted Spanish-language publishers to strengthen Latino journalism across the U.S. 🔗 https://t.co/ezAtoQ2gEJ #LatidoBeat #LatinoMedia
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(September 9, 2025) — Local Media Association (LMA) today announces the launch of LatidoBeat, an exciting national startup built in collaboration with seven of the leading Spanish-language publishe...
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Many newsrooms fear AI. @Baltimore_Times embraces it. With just a few staff, they’re using AI, AR & VR to: ✅ Expand reach ✅ Build trust ✅ Make health stories accessible 🎧 Keep It Local podcast feat. Paris Brown: 🔗
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At a time when many newsrooms fear artificial intelligence, The Baltimore Times is leaning in. Led by Local Media Association Digital Innovator of the Year Paris Brown, the publication is proving how...
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👜 Buy a cute tote. Save some journalism. Solving Sacramento is raising funds for community news with $20 tote bags (plus shipping). Proceeds support local reporting in Sacramento. Grab yours: https://t.co/sUZu72OtH4
#LocalNews #SupportJournalism
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🚨 Expansion at @WordInBlack! 4 new hires (incl. interim GM) as the org launches data, research & events divisions with support from @knightfdn + @macfound. Meet the new leaders: ⬇️ https://t.co/j4RTHNRgjA
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Word In Black, a public benefit corporation, is proud to announce the expansion of its leadership and operations team with the addition of three new employees and the appointment of a new interim...
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Newsroom leaders: Want 18 proven strategies to grow revenue, audience & impact? Get them all at #LMAFest2025, Aug. 19–21 in Chicago. From AI workflow hacks to quick-hit revenue plays — it’s built for decision-makers. https://t.co/QLYCfaEZYD #LocalNews
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LMA Fest 2025, August 19–21 at Chicago’s Gleacher Center, is built to give local media leaders practical tools, fresh strategies and connections that drive results. Whether your focus is revenue...
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In Detroit, a powerful case is made for saving local journalism. Ep. 294 of @EditorPublisher Reports goes BTS of the July summit, co-hosted by LMA, with insights from @MedillSchool, @grahammediagrp, @Detroit_PBS & more. https://t.co/6azJRS7rCx
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What happens when more than 250 civic leaders, journalists, academics, and funders gather to face the collapse of local news head-on? In Detroit, it sparked an unfiltered conversation about trust,...
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Back-to-school content as a newsroom strategy. In this episode of 'Keep It Local,' learn how to: ✅ Create hyperlocal, useful content ⚡ Use AI to save time 💰 Build revenue with contests & spotlights https://t.co/oFWUmd2HbF #localnews #journalism
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Summary: In this episode of Keep It Local, Ryan Welton talks with David Arkin, founder of David Arkin Consulting, about how newsrooms can turn the back-to-school season into a high-impact strategy...
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Spread unconditional kindness like wildflowers; watch joy bloom everywhere always.
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🚨 LMA Fest 2025 is almost here! 📍 Aug 19–21 | Chicago Learn how to: ✅ Build sustainable revenue 🤖 Use AI in your newsroom 📊 Apply audience insights 💰 Turn philanthropy into impact 🎯 Grow digital sales 🔗
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Local Media Association will bring together industry leaders from across the country for LMA Fest 2025, an intensive three-day event focused on revenue growth, innovation and sustainability in local...
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Philanthropy is crucial for sustaining local journalism — but fundraising can be time-consuming and unfamiliar territory. AI can help. It’s a powerful co-pilot. Great guide from @frankwords & @aapilolli 👉 https://t.co/9wSpGHD3s0
#LocalNews #Journalism
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In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is permeating every sector, journalism fundraising is no exception. Far from being a replacement for people, AI serves as a powerful co-pilot or assistant...
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🎥 The Michigan Local News Summit REPLAY starts streaming today at 10 a.m. ET! Hosted by @LocalMediaAssoc + partners, the summit tackles the local news crisis & what comes next. Watch here 👉 https://t.co/qDaKc62Hy4 #LocalNews #LocalMedia #Journalism
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Local Media Association in collaboration with Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Michigan State University’s School of Journalism, Rebuild Local News, the Knight Foundation,...
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❗The crisis in local news is real❗ Join us WEDNESDAY at 10a ET for an important conversation focused on statewide efforts to support local news and keep residents informed. Presented by @LocalMediaAssoc, @Detroit_PBS and @knightfdn. Learn more: https://t.co/8XjBFBdNaL
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Photos from Tuesday's critical discussion about the local news crisis in Michigan (and around the nation). Included are @MayorMikeDuggan, @chucktodd, @grahammediagrp CEO Catherine Badalamente, @HelloPitchBlack President Tanisha Leonard and @Rebuild_News Chair Steven Waldman.
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A big group gathers in Detroit for the 'Local News Crisis' summit. @chucktodd leads a discussion among local media CEOs, while @grahammediagrp CEO Catherine Badalamente and @HelloPitchBlack President Tanisha Leonard offer their thoughts on how to revive the local media ecosystem.
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🔥 Big congrats to @BaltimoreBanner — named Best News Website by @LocalMediaAssoc! Not just for clean design. For building community: 🎥 Short-form video 💬 Comments + trust 🧭 Utility journalism 📊 Interactive storytelling 🔗
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For its outstanding commitment to excellence in journalism and blending traditional reporting with contemporary elements of design, multimedia and innovation in news-gathering techniques and presen...
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💀AI IS DEAD. It was never alive. Predicting the past isn’t intelligence. It’s mimicry. Now something else is waking up... SYNTHETIC INTELLIGENCE.
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What’s driving today’s news consumer—and what does it mean for local news? 📰 Get fresh insights from Google News Initiative at #LMAFest in Chicago, Aug 18-21. What’s working & what’s next for local journalism. https://t.co/YsrAQ8KWYw #LocalNews #Media
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All meetings and programming will take place at the Gleacher Center. Monday, August 18 1 p.m.: LMA/LMF Board Meeting (private) Tuesday, August 19 1:1 Meetings with the LMA Fest sponsors will be...
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From avoiding common local journalism fundraising misconceptions to making a strong case for support, read this article for practical, field-tested advice from Lab for Journalism Funding coaches💡 https://t.co/vj9Rjxrtwc
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Since 2020, the LMA Lab for Journalism Funding has trained nearly 200 newsrooms to fund essential local journalism in part through philanthropy. This year, with new support from Google News Initiat...
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AI is transforming local media — but it’s not here to replace you. It’s your new assistant. ✅ Draft story angles & headlines ✅ Rewrite for audiences ✅ Build graphics fast ✅ Find advertisers #LocalNews #AI
https://t.co/bO2Ku6LShZ
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As artificial intelligence transforms media at breakneck speed, David Arkin of David Arkin Consulting has a clear message for publishers: use AI as an assistant, not a replacement. In a recent Local...
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Check out @Newsday's thoughtful approach to cause marketing. The idea was powerful: help businesses connect with causes that matter to them. Read how they built it (and what your team might take from it): 🔗
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Nannette Fevola shares the behind-the-scenes playbook from Together Long Island.
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