Mapping Local News in Charlotte By expanding the definition of “news” and leveraging AI, we gained a deeper understanding of the city’s civic information landscape. April 23, 2026 By Sarah Stonbely
Digital Platforms and Journalistic Careers: A Case Study of Substack Newsletters September 29, 2022 By Shira Zilberstein
Tow Center audience study: Reader perspectives on partisan local news sites September 19, 2022 By Sara Rafsky
Assisting court reporters with AI-enabled heuristics: What data journalists should know about building custom AI models April 5, 2022 By Jeremy B. Merrill
More than 6,150 news workers were laid off amid the COVID-19 pandemic December 10, 2021 By Gabby Miller
Journalism across divides? Searching for insights from Kigali to Kentucky December 7, 2021 By Andrea Wenzel, Anthony Nadler, Doron Taussig, and Natacha Yazbeck
Unmasking Polarization: How Conservatives Make Sense of COVID-19 Coverage December 7, 2021 By Anthony Nadler, Doron Taussig, Natacha Yazbeck, and Andrea Wenzel
A Twitter tightrope without a net: Journalists’ reactions to newsroom social media policies December 2, 2021 By Jacob L. Nelson
Advocacy groups and Metric Media collaborate on local ‘community news’ October 14, 2021 By Priyanjana Bengani
The Metric Media network runs more than 1,200 local news sites. Here are some of the non-profits funding them. October 14, 2021 By Priyanjana Bengani
Life at Local Newspapers in a Turbulent Era: Findings from a survey of more than 300 newsroom employees in the United States October 7, 2021 By Damian Radcliffe and Ryan Wallace
Mutual Aid and the “Messy Middle”: pushing public radio toward antiracism September 29, 2021 By Andrea Wenzel
Cooperation and Competition: Algorithmic News Recommendations in China’s Digital News Landscape May 13, 2021 By Emilie Xie, Qiguang Yang, and Sun Yu
What makes for robust local news provision? Looking at the structural correlates of local news coverage for an entire U.S. state, and mapping local news using a new method February 18, 2021 By Sarah Stonbely
