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How the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative is experimenting with events revenue Link toHow the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative is experimenting with events revenue

In 2018, leaders from seven Charlotte-area media organizations started kicking around ideas about the best way to deliver impactful reporting…

How sharing back-office services helps sustain collaborative journalism — and Alaska radio stations Link toHow sharing back-office services helps sustain collaborative journalism — and Alaska radio stations

In the world of 21st-century public radio, collaborations have become commonplace — from statewide partnerships in California, Texas and the…

How New Jersey newsrooms banded together to sell ads Link toHow New Jersey newsrooms banded together to sell ads

As local newsrooms seek ways to sustain themselves economically, a number of organizations across New Jersey have taken a new…

The basics of philanthropic fundraising for collaboratives Link toThe basics of philanthropic fundraising for collaboratives

As news organizations have increasingly turned to collaboration over the past decade or so, philanthropic funding has emerged as the…

Experiments in progress: Promising revenue models to watch Link toExperiments in progress: Promising revenue models to watch

Changemakers Alliance: Minnesota Women’s Press, which started in 1985, is a print and digital platform serving 25,000 monthly readers, launched…

Useful tools and resources to generate revenue for your journalism collaboration Link toUseful tools and resources to generate revenue for your journalism collaboration

Toolkit: Budget and finance for journalism collaborations by Shady Grove Oliver for the Center for Cooperative Media. Themes: General budget…

How to build ‘digital readiness’ within your news organization Link toHow to build ‘digital readiness’ within your news organization

It’s no secret that consumers are increasingly relying on digital media to access news and information. For two decades now,…

Two perspectives on developing benchmarks for representation in local news coverage by using an automated local news mapping tool Link toTwo perspectives on developing benchmarks for representation in local news coverage by using an automated local news mapping tool

This piece was written in collaboration with Lowell Brown and Beatrice Rider of NKCDC. In March 2022, The Lenfest Local…

How The Philadelphia Inquirer and Spotlight PA are covering the Pennsylvania primary elections Link toHow The Philadelphia Inquirer and Spotlight PA are covering the Pennsylvania primary elections

[This article originally appeared in The Lenfest Institute Newsletter. Subscribe here.] As Pennsylvania prepares to elect new leaders in November, including…

The evolution of The Lenfest Local Lab’s local news geographic equity mapping & analysis tool Link toThe evolution of The Lenfest Local Lab’s local news geographic equity mapping & analysis tool

In the fall of 2019, folks from the Brown Institute and Lenfest Local Lab came together to explore our shared questions about the relationship…

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