Medill Local News Initiative

@LocalNewsIni

@NorthwesternU R&D project combines digital innovation, audience insight & business strategy to elevate local news & empower citizens. Based at @MedillSchool

LocalNewsInitiative.Northwestern.edu Joined August 2018

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When a newsroom loses its physical home, what else disappears? Jackie Spinner explores how shrinking news spaces affect newsroom culture, journalist training and connections with the communities they cover.
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localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu The Costs of the Newsroom Without the Room The Colorado Sun has built an award-winning newsroom — without a physical newsroom.

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What does sustainable local news look like? The Colorado Sun is growing membership and exploring ways to reach underserved rural communities. Read its story in our 2026 Bright Spots series:

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localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu The Colorado Sun For The Colorado Sun, founded by former Denver Post journalists in 2018, change has been a consistent part of its everyday operations. The digital news ...

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What makes a newsroom leader take a chance on a new local news organization? Baltimore Banner Editor-in-Chief Audrey Cooper shares why she joined the newsroom — and why she believes you have to “go big or go home.”

Q&A: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/state…

localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu The Baltimore Banner Audrey Cooper was the editor-in-chief at WNYC in New York when she saw the news that Kimi Yoshino, founding editor of the Baltimore Banner, was ...

Medill Local News Initiative @LocalNewsIni 5d

Despite widespread skepticism about journalism, local news earns the most trust among news outlets. 64% of Americans say they trust local news to some degree, according to new research from Medill and the Alliance for Trust in Media.

Read more: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2026/10/…

Medill Local News Initiative @LocalNewsIni Nov 6

Indianapolis was once home to a highly competitive local TV news market. Today, consolidation is shrinking newsrooms and reducing consumer choice. Eric Rynston-Lobel reports on what these changes mean for local coverage.
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2026/10/…