Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Local News Impact
As we mark the first anniversary of the News Impact Project, we wanted to have some fun. And what better way to mark this occasion than with a quiz all about the impact of local news! ... Read More
News Impact Project Celebrates First Anniversary
Today, the News Impact Project celebrates its one-year anniversary. Thanks to this program, we’ve highlighted hundreds of news stories from our members and other local news publishers showcasing the amazing impact local news has on their communities ... Read More
Ad: Subscribe to Your Local Newspaper
The News Media Alliance, as part of our News Impact Project, has produced an ad to run in your publications to promote subscribing to their local newspaper (yours!) ... Read More
News Impact Project: Impactful Election Stories
Election news coverage is often considered horse-race coverage, but news outlets across the country have focused on something far more impactful in 2020 — how Americans are being affected by changes to voting procedure amidst the ongoing public health crisis, ... Read More
News Impact Project Tool Kit – Social Media Graphics
Inspired by the News Impact Project Tool Kit, news publishers can use these graphics on their social media channels to encourage support for local news ... Read More
News Impact Project: Nevada Reporter Uncovers Potential Corruption by Quasi-Government Business
While impactful news can be many things, we often think of it as being investigative in nature and shining a light into a dark corner that others want kept hidden. For The Nevada Independent, that dark corner involved a questionably ... Read More
News Impact Project Tool Kit
The News Impact Project Tool Kit is a print and digital resource for news publishers to use to reinforce the civic role journalism plays in their communities ... Read More
News Impact Project: COVID-19 Impactful News Stories
As part of our News Impact Project, we are compiling a list of local news stories from around the country on the COVID-19 health crisis that have made a positive impact on their local communities, through motivating changes that help ... Read More
Webinar Recap: Using Data to Inform and Improve Your Journalism – Including NEW Information on Tracking Your Coronavirus Coverage
In a webinar with the American Press Institute’s Metrics for News team, we discussed which measures of engagement to focus on (hint: not just pageviews) and how to define success. Through a series of 11 lessons on using metrics for ... Read More
Tennessee’s Jackson Sun Proves the Importance of Local News on City Finances
A 2018 study found that when communities lose their local newspapers, city finances are dealt a major blow. This is why the work done by the Jackson (Tenn.) Sun is especially important and impactful. A series of investigative news stories ... Read More
Oregonian’s Reporting Leads to Required Timely Testing of Sexual Assault Kits
Thousands of untested sexual assault kits that could have solved at least 500 sexual crimes in Portland over the last decade were left on storage shelves. Detectives vowed to fix the issue after the homicide and sexual assault of a ... Read More
At The Oregonian, No One Is Too Big to Be Questioned
Some people may think of local news as foreign or irrelevant to them if they don’t live in the publication’s main coverage area. But local news can be global news, and The Oregonian’s “No Mercy” is the ultimate proof ... Read More
