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Rebuilding Local Journalism as an Essential Democratic Force

Rebuilding Local Journalism as an Essential Democratic Force

The work of local and regional papers once informed the work of national ones. Can new partnerships and tactics revitalize local coverage and restore that connection?
Bring Back Retail Campaigning

Bring Back Retail Campaigning

The old retail model of campaigning—spending time listening to voters in small settings—would benefit journalism, too
All Journalism is Local

All Journalism is Local

To get beyond celebrity- and pundit-driven news, newsrooms need to become civic reactors—hubs of community information and activity
Lifestyles Lost

Lifestyles Lost

How Trump won the lone electoral vote of Maine’s vast, sparsely populated Second Congressional District
Closing Gaps in the Name of Democracy

Closing Gaps in the Name of Democracy

Making improvements in polling, news literacy, and the use of technology is urgent
Let the Interlopers In

Let the Interlopers In

A journalist without a college degree on the need for educational diversity in the newsroom
A Tale of Two Filter Bubbles

A Tale of Two Filter Bubbles

Leaving stereotypes about Trump voters behind in a move from the L.A. Times to rural Maine
Lessons from Brexit

Lessons from Brexit

The American press repeated many of the mistakes of the British press in the run-up to the referendum on E.U. membership. Here’s what British journalists have learned
Looking for “Whitelash”

Looking for “Whitelash”

Newsrooms need to see the connection between journalism, white anger, and the politics of racial resentment
To Win Back Public Trust, Try Bipartisan Reporting and "Bias Editors"

To Win Back Public Trust, Try Bipartisan Reporting and “Bias Editors”

If you think you have nothing to learn from reporters working elsewhere, you’re part of the problem