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The Role of Philanthropy in Local Accountability Journalism

Responding to the need for local accountability journalism, leaders of investigative startups share insights about reporting, funding and the future. Watch full sessions or review highlights.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on November 9, 2012
Topics: Community, Resources Tags: Accountability, Cronkite School of Journalism, Information Needs

The Murrow Rural Information Initiative: Access, Digital Citizenship, and the Obligations of the Washington State Information Sector

Kickstarting a fight against Washington State's "information ghettos" where "vast areas of the state are starved" of relevant local news. "The stakes go...to the heart of the democratic process."

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on August 14, 2012
Topics: Community, Education, Policy, Resources Tags: Digital Democracy, Information Needs, Journalism School, Local News, Policy, Report

From Competition to Cooperation: Engaging Cable, Satellite, Internet and Mobile Broadband Service Providers in Meeting the Information Needs of Communities

Focusing on distribution as well as content, North Carolina explores how broadband service providers can "bolster accountability journalism." What is the answer in your community?

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on July 13, 2012
Topics: Distribution, Policy, Resources Tags: Accountability, Carnegie Corporation, Carnegie-Knight, Community News, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Information Needs, Internet Providers, Knight Foundation, Report

Linking Audiences to News: A Network Analysis of Chicago Websites

Looking at the network effect within a larger media landscape offers smart analysis of how producers and consumers of news can connect, share or remain separated.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on September 16, 2011
Topics: Community, Distribution, Resources Tags: Analysis, Analytics, Audience Engagement, Chicago Community Trust, Information Ecology, Information Needs, Medill, Michele McLellan, Networks, Northwestern University, Research, Rich Gordon

FCC Report: The Information Needs of Communities

465 pages, 600+ interviews over 18 months: “Diagnosis is sound, but the remedies are lacking.”

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on August 26, 2011
Topics: Community, Distribution, Policy, Resources Tags: Access To Information, Civic Engagement, Digital Democracy, Information Ecology, Information Needs, News Entrepreneurs, Policy