Freshly printed newspapers. Stock photo from Getty Images. It’s hardly news that local coverage in Ohio’s cities and towns isn’t what it once was. A new analysis shows that it’s been devastated in ...

It’s hard not to root for the National Trust for Local News. Prior to founding the Trust, as a researcher at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy, Hansen Shapiro ...

While many Americans do not trust national news, they still say they have faith in local news. iStock/Getty Images Plus Many Americans say they have lost trust in national news – but most still ...

This article was originally published by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative and is republished here with permission. The old formula went like this: Journalism undergrads would ...

Chuck Todd (right), former host of NBC's "Meet the Press" is a proponent of local journalism. He discussed its importance with contributing columnist William McKenzie and Andrew Kaufmann on a recent ...

This article was originally published by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative and is republished here with permission. In April 2024, the Local News Initiative, in conjunction with ...