'If we're serious about the future of journalism and civic information in the United States, we need to look locally for innovations in not-for-profit news production, and abroad for examples of more robust ways to fund it.'
As the commercial model for news production falters, the last thing we should be doing is funding public interest journalism at levels that force noncommercial outlets liketo mimic the for-profit news business.
Conversely, the loss of quality local journalism and investigative reporting has far-reaching societal harms. Josh Stearns of the Democracy Fund has cataloged the growing body of evidence showing that declines in local news and information lead to drops in civic engagement.
Dramatically increasing public investment in locally engaged reporting would help support the wide array of new nonprofit outlets that are focused on meeting the information needs of communities that commercial media too often ignore. Many of these new models are profiled in , an actionable plan to ensure that every U.S. community has access to necessary public interest news and information., Darryl Holliday of City Bureau, and Mike Rispoli of Free Press,expands journalism's forms into new and previously underserved communities while sharpening the definition of what it is for. It calls on lawmakers to cultivate and pass public policies that support the expansion of civic information while maintaining editorial independence.
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