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AltWeeklies Content Exchange

A content exchange to offer your content to the world, and get a stream from alt weekies to deepen your coverage. A win win where local stories turn national, a member based community working smart.

JA publisher profile: The Hawaii Independent, a profitable co-op “rooted in the community…like the Green Bay Packers.”

Hawaii Independent publisher Ikaika Hussey shares the philosophy and practices that make the cooperative news business he leads both profitable and productive.

JReporter

A mobile platform aiming to up engagement, improve citizen reporting and increase revenue by building in ad space, verification tools, and automatic releases on content sent right to your system.

Rules of the Road: Navigating the New Ethics of Local Journalism

Real experiences of news entrepreneurs make J-Lab's living ethics guide a smart source to work through new challenges. Including sections on police, privacy, advertising and conversation.

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."

JA Interview: Fresh ideas for publishers from beyond the usual suspects. The promise of real-time storytelling to up community donation and profitability

JA interview goes beyond the usual suspects, offering business insights from global campaigners on building village loyalty one story at a time.

SuBMoJour – Sustainable Business Models for Journalism

A searchable database to help journalism startups see into others’ success. Want to review “financially sustainable business model[s]...? Browse case studies...find one that suits your site.”

Pew Research Center Report: 72% of Americans follow local news closely

Pew research finds high value on local news, then digs deep into the “unique group of local news consumers...who follow local news closely.” Useful analysis to better know your audience.

Easy to use index: Find emerging practices, publisher techniques and revenue forum how-to tips

Two days, 300 comments and 50 participants later, what did we learn? Publishers share revenue practices offered in a comprehensive easy to use index to help you hammer out new tracks to prosperity.

Part 1: Emerging practices from revenue forum bundle local and niche publisher secrets for success

Go deep, surface themes, full metal distillation of the forum sliced into a usable body of knowledge you can build on, grow and mulch from. With handy jump links!
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