{"product_id":"what-works-in-community-news-media-startups-news-deserts-and-the-future-of-the-fourth-estate-9780807009949","title":"What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate","description":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking study of the journalism startups that are solving the local news crisis one community at a time \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA must-read for activists, entrepreneurs, and journalists who want to start local news outlets in their communities \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLocal news is essential to democracy. Meaningful participation in civic life is impossible without it. However, local news is in crisis. According to one widely cited study, some 2,500 newspapers have closed over the last generation. And it is often marginalized communities of color who have been left without the day-to-day journalism they need to govern themselves in a democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVeteran journalists Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy cut through the pessimism surrounding this issue, showing readers that new, innovative journalism models are popping up across the country to fill news deserts and empower communities. \u003ci\u003eWhat Works in Community News \u003c\/i\u003eexamines more than a dozen of these projects, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSahan Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a digital publication dedicated to reporting on Minnesota's immigrant and refugee communities;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMLK50: Justice Through Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a nonprofit news outlet in Memphis, TN, focused on poverty, power, and public policy;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Haven Independent \/ \u003c\/i\u003eWNHH \/ \u003ci\u003eLa Voz Hispana de Connecticut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a digital news project that expanded its reach in the New Haven community through radio and a Spanish-language partnership;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStorm Lake Times Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a print newspaper in rural Iowa innovating with a hybrid for-profit\/nonprofit model; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTexas Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, once a pioneering upstart, now one of the most well-known--and successful--digital newsrooms in the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a blend of on-the-ground reporting and interviews, Clegg and Kennedy show how these operations found seed money and support, and how they hired staff, forged their missions, and navigated challenges from the pandemic to police intimidation to stand as the last bastion of collective truth--and keep local news in local hands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807009949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 3\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ellen Clegg, Dan Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43271785971893,"sku":"9780807009949","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d75e3e0b-6ab7-4e82-85f7-bd11026f04b1.jpg?v=1699957101","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/what-works-in-community-news-media-startups-news-deserts-and-the-future-of-the-fourth-estate-9780807009949","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}