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How Southerly is re-inventing environmental coverage of the South Link toHow Southerly is re-inventing environmental coverage of the South

Climate change is hitting the American South hard.  Hurricanes slam Florida and the Carolinas with increasing regularity. Coal-dependent communities in…

Student journalists in Baltimore used heat sensors to report on global warming Link toStudent journalists in Baltimore used heat sensors to report on global warming

It was a hot summer in Baltimore. But for many low-income residents, it was often hotter inside their homes than…

Why The New York Times and The New Orleans Times-Picayune teamed up to cover climate change Link toWhy The New York Times and The New Orleans Times-Picayune teamed up to cover climate change

New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet has made the same point in interview after interview over the years: The…

The climate and local news are in crisis. Solution Set is going to look at how we can tackle both Link toThe climate and local news are in crisis. Solution Set is going to look at how we can tackle both

The globe is warming. Print is dying. Sea levels are rising. Newspapers are disappearing.   Climate change and the decline of…

This high school theater class turned a local news story about the legacy of a freed slave into a play Link toThis high school theater class turned a local news story about the legacy of a freed slave into a play

It was late 2017, and Springfield News-Leader reporter Giacomo Bologna was in the city’s archives pulling documents for a story…

The Guardian’s membership editor functions as the “connective tissue” between supporters and the newsroom Link toThe Guardian’s membership editor functions as the “connective tissue” between supporters and the newsroom

As news organizations move toward a more reader-supported business model through memberships and subscriptions, outlets are bringing positions into the…

Summer Reading: Catching up on the Solution Set News Book Club Link toSummer Reading: Catching up on the Solution Set News Book Club

It’s hot out. Most of the United States is currently experiencing a heatwave, Europe is bracing for abnormally high temperatures…

Why The Devil Strip, a local Ohio magazine, is becoming a community-owned co-op Link toWhy The Devil Strip, a local Ohio magazine, is becoming a community-owned co-op

Chris Horne, founder and publisher of The Devil Strip, an Akron, Ohio-based arts and culture magazine, likes to compare his…

How The Miami Herald newsroom drove the creation of a sports-only subscription product Link toHow The Miami Herald newsroom drove the creation of a sports-only subscription product

As local publishers have moved to more reader supported business models such as subscriptions and memberships, outlets have had to…

“It doesn’t have to happen fast:” How The Sprawl is deepening relationships and growing its membership base Link to“It doesn’t have to happen fast:” How The Sprawl is deepening relationships and growing its membership base

Earlier this year, groups of students raced through the Calgary Public Library searching for information on issues that would define…

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