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Local news panel 2021

ISOJ 2021 | April 29, 2021

Invaluable relationships for the success of local news: Networking and collaboration are key

By Venissa Ledesma

In a year where local news was even more important, collaboration and networking has become essential. Supporting local news networks through partnerships has shown to be highly successful for the panelists representing various organizations and local news networks at the 2021 International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). The Knight Foundation believes in the power of …  Read More

Mandy Jenkins, general manager, The Compass Experiment (partnership Google-McClatchy); Alison Go, chief strategy officer, Chalkbeat; Sara Lomax-Reese, CEO, WURD Radio; Fraser Nelson, vice president of business innovation, Salt Lake Tribune; Chris Sopher, co-founder and CEO, WhereBy.us; Jennifer Preston, vice-president of journalism, Knight Foundation, and chair of the session.

Business Models | July 21, 2020

No single silver bullet for local news: legacy and digital newsrooms experiment with different editorial and business strategies to make sure nothing gets unreported

By Júlio Lubianco

For the first time in its 21-year-history, the International Symposium of Online Journalism (ISOJ) was held online only in 2020. To watch this panel, click here. To watch other panels, click here. There’s no single model for local news organizations to survive, so they must spend some of their efforts experimenting editorially and financially to find …  Read More

Saving local news in the U.S.: Can we have sustainable online journalism in local markets? (2019)

Local Journalism | April 14, 2019

Online journalism can prosper if the focus on local news is genuine, ISOJ panel suggests

By Sierra Juarez

Watch video of this panel from ISOJ 2019. Local journalism would benefit from more focus on filling in coverage gaps and building strong relationships with readers, according to panelists at the International Symposium on Online Journalism on April 13. During the panel “Saving local news in the U.S.: Can we have sustainable online journalism in …  Read More