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How Syracuse University’s student newspaper leaned on its alumni to launch a membership program Link toHow Syracuse University’s student newspaper leaned on its alumni to launch a membership program

The importance of student newsrooms are often underestimated.  As thousands of local outlets in towns and cities across the United…

A new report offers strategies for how newsrooms can better serve immigrant communities Link toA new report offers strategies for how newsrooms can better serve immigrant communities

This article was originally published in The Lenfest Institute's Solution Set newsletter. Subscribe here. Local news is in crisis, but…

Solution Set: Covering immigrant communities, rebuilding trust, and pups in the snow Link toSolution Set: Covering immigrant communities, rebuilding trust, and pups in the snow

One of the most exciting (and scary) things about working in journalism right now is that the industry is in…

How Grist is broadening its reach by focusing on the intersectionality of climate change Link toHow Grist is broadening its reach by focusing on the intersectionality of climate change

When it was founded in 1999, Grist was an outlier. It was one of the earliest nonprofit, online-only publications and…

Resources for journalists covering the aftermath of the attack on the U.S. Capitol Link toResources for journalists covering the aftermath of the attack on the U.S. Capitol

This post was updated on Jan. 15, 2021 at 1 p.m. EST In light of yesterday’s anti-democratic attack on the…

Wrapping up 2020 in Solution Set Link toWrapping up 2020 in Solution Set

I’m ready for 2021.  I had big goals for Solution Set in 2020, but like seemingly everything else, this year…

Inside TAPinto’s franchise model for local news Link toInside TAPinto’s franchise model for local news

Since 2004, more than one-fourth of newspapers in the United States have disappeared. Of the 2,100 papers that have shuttered,…

An update on The Membership Guide Link toAn update on The Membership Guide

Hey — earlier this year, we partnered with the Membership Puzzle Project to create The Membership Guide, a practical tool…

For Detroiters by Detroiters: How BridgeDetroit is building a community-centered newsroom Link toFor Detroiters by Detroiters: How BridgeDetroit is building a community-centered newsroom

Over the past couple of weeks, Solution Set has partnered with both Democracy Fund’s Local News Lab and Engaged Journalism…

How Madison365 connects communities of color by amplifying underrepresented voices Link toHow Madison365 connects communities of color by amplifying underrepresented voices

Solution Set is back, and this week we’re partnering with Democracy Fund’s Local News Lab and Engaged Journalism Lab this…

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