What Works in Community News
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From Northeastern University's School of Journalism, news, a podcast and — soon — a book about the future of local news.
Boston, MA 02115
Joined April 2023
Please follow us for updates about developments in local news, our podcast and our book. "What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate," by Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy, will be published by Beacon Press in early 2024.
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RT @dankennedy_nu: A big thank you to @lovebabz for having Ellen Clegg and me on her morning show on WNHH, New Haven's independent communit….
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RT @Antonio_Caban: As a former journalist, millennial who still reads a hard copy newspaper and is deeply concerned about the state of our….
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"What Works in Community News," by Ellen Clegg and @dankennedy_nu, makes the Sunday @nytimes print edition. Here's a free link:
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Local newspapers are failing. That’s a threat to democracy.
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On the new "What Works" podcast, Bob Sprague tells us about his 17 years at the helm of yourArlington in Arlington, Mass. #journalism #LocalNews
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Serge Schmemann of the @nytimes interviews Ellen Clegg and @dankennedy_nu about "What Works in Community News," taking note of their efforts to "chronicle various ways in which local and regional news orgs . are trying to restore local coverage."
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Local newspapers are failing. That’s a threat to democracy.
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New at What Works: Great news in Connecticut as The Winsted Citizen gets a second life.
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The nonprofit Winsted Citizen, which reportedly closed its doors earlier this week, is getting a second life. The newspaper has been acquired by American Business Media, a national company that is …
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New at What Works: Could ChatGPT summarize an hour-long panel discussion? Here's what I learned.
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By Dan Kennedy Strictly as an experiment, I produced an AI-generated summary of a panel discussion that took place in September at the Radically Rural conference in Keene, New Hampshire. Titled …
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New at What Works: A new report finds that news deserts are spreading — but there are bright spots, too.
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By Dan Kennedy The release of a new report by Penelope Muse Abernathy on the state of local news is always a big deal. For 15 years now, she’s been tracking the extent of the crisis, and has …
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New at What Works: How @NJSpotlightNews is leveraging its journalism to enhance its bottom line.
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By Dan Kennedy It’s NewsMatch time — that annual holiday tradition when local and regional news nonprofits ramp up their fundraising efforts so that donations can be matched by the Institute …
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New at What Works: A new study argues that Google and Facebook should be paying billions for news.
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>>> @PressForward, which has pledged $500 million to support local news, presses forward with local chapters, and more are on their way. #journalism #LocalNews
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A growing coalition of funders today announced the next phase of their plan to strengthen local news at an unprecedented level: Press Forward Locals.
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New at What Works: The @ColoradoSun donates its share of 24 suburban papers and urges they go nonprofit.
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By Dan Kennedy One of the more innovative efforts at saving newspapers from chain ownership is winding down, although the papers themselves remain protected. The Colorado Sun announced Wednesday th…
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New at @whatworks_nu: From a Dog Park Dilemma to AI-Powered Local News Innovation 🐶📰 Discover how Nano Media's Inside Arlington is revolutionizing civic engagement with AI-driven local news! #AI #LocalNews #Innovation (Note: Tweet written by ChatGPT)
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On the new What Works podcast, Ellen Clegg and I talk with @meg_heckman about the legacy of Nackey Loeb and how she helped shape the New Hampshire primary.
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New at What Works: @SahanJournal's owner to step down. Plus, checking in with @TheMendoVoice and @NJSpotlightNews. #LocalNews #journalism
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With the January 2024 publication date of our book, “What Works in Community News,” drawing ever closer, we want to keep you up to date on new developments at the projects that we track…
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Two daily newspapers in Rhode Island, The Call of Woonsocket and The Times of Pawtucket, are being merged. The new entity will be named The Blackstone Valley Call & Times. @IanDon of @ThePublicsRadio has the story: #LocalNews #journalism
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Two daily newspapers that trace their roots to the 19th Century, The Call of Woonsocket and The Times of Pawtucket, plan to merge into a single paper. “Our commitment to being a daily news provider...
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Professor @dankennedy_nu of "What Works" talks about the future of local news on the @LRCkcrw podcast. Please give it a listen.
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The House finally elected a speaker this week. Now, can Biden’s priorities like aid to Israel and Ukraine get through? Plus, the press faces the fog of war in Israel and Gaza.
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An update on the @BostonGlobe’s video strategy, centered on its daily newscast, @bglobetoday. It would be nice to see some numbers, but there aren't any here.
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In New England, we have a saying: "An ounce of experience is worth a pound of theory." At The Boston Globe, New England’s largest news organization, the
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