Three years ago, J-Lab funded nine pilot projects that invited eight newspapers and one public radio station to partner with news start-ups in their communities. View the results!
A bright ethical line once separated a newsroom from its business operations, but one person now often wears multiple hats.
"The first consideration of the contributors is always: What impact will my decision have on the community? … There’s no “them” and “us” in the new newsroom."
– Tom Grubisich | Street Fight Magazine
"…Offers encouraging and reassuring signs that as the torch of local journalism is being passed, the flame of at least ethical aspiration remains strong."
– Ed Wasserman | Knight Professor of Journalism Ethics, Washington
Local public broadcasters are find new ways to engage in more local news - especially more investigative journalism – than ever before. In this report, J-Lab examined various efforts through nine case studies.
"Nicely done. This will get some important attention."
– Mike Marcotte
"One of, if not the best, treatment I’ve seen of what we are trying to accomplish here."
– Doug Price | President & CEO, Rocky Mountain PBS
Most online news startups say they cannot lasso data to track whether they are turning users into supporters who will help their sites survive. These are among key findings of a new survey, focusing on how “digital-first” news sites are engaging their audiences and measuring that engagement.
"We feel these numbers only give us part of the information we need. We’re interested not just in breadth of engagement but more in depth of engagement."
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