When I launched the Tri-State Lookout on July 21, I had plenty of journalism experience, but no experience with sustaining a local news publication. Yet past news business savvy has been stumped by the migration of ads to cybergiant sites, and many newspapers around the country have closed, particularly weeklies that covered municipal government, education and other closeup hyperlocal issues, resulting in information gaps rhat research has found damaging to community institutions and partipation. Between 2004 and 2019, one in five local papers closed, according to the New York Times. Closures then increased with the pandemic,,leaving more areas of the U.S. with negligible local news beyond what social media offered, blended with gossip and hearsay--not researched, fact checked information.
Lookout Lands in Google News Initiative Boot Camp
Lookout Lands in Google News Initiative Boot…
Lookout Lands in Google News Initiative Boot Camp
When I launched the Tri-State Lookout on July 21, I had plenty of journalism experience, but no experience with sustaining a local news publication. Yet past news business savvy has been stumped by the migration of ads to cybergiant sites, and many newspapers around the country have closed, particularly weeklies that covered municipal government, education and other closeup hyperlocal issues, resulting in information gaps rhat research has found damaging to community institutions and partipation. Between 2004 and 2019, one in five local papers closed, according to the New York Times. Closures then increased with the pandemic,,leaving more areas of the U.S. with negligible local news beyond what social media offered, blended with gossip and hearsay--not researched, fact checked information.