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👋 We’re moving to BlueSky! Follow us at centerforlocalnews.bsky.soci… for updates on local news research & sustainability.
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26 Aug 2025
A new report from @CISLMUNC asks what it takes for small local newsrooms to build an AI chatbot.
Researchers helped four newsrooms launch experimental chatbots in under a month. But only one has committed to running their chatbot beyond the program. niemanlab.org/2025/08/local-…
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Center for Local Media retweeted
🗓️ New date alert! Join us on Feb. 6 as we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a keynote address by @AllenBuansi — a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives and civil rights lawyer.
🗓️ Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m.
📍 Freedom Forum
🎟️ go.unc.edu/MLK25
ALT Headshots of Allen Buansi, Carl Kenney and Jay Eubank. Text reads: MLK Day of Action. Many Paths to Justice: Continuing the Movement. Representative Allen Buansi. Keynote Speaker. Carl Kenney and Jay Eubank. Panelists. Thursday, February 6. Reception at 5:30 p.m. Keynote at 6 p.m. Freedom Forum Conference Center.
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Center for Local Media retweeted
29 Jan 2025
🚨The Lenfest Institute is hiring: We’re seeking a full-time Head of Development and Donor Relations to lead our fundraising strategy, secure and grow philanthropic partnerships, ensure strong donor relations, and more. Apply by Feb. 21 ⬇️ lenfestinstitute.org/get-inv…
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Center for Local Media retweeted
Join us on February 11th at 5:30pm for a conversation with AP Executive Editor Julie Pace about conflict journalism and the award-winning documentary, "20 Days in Mariupol." Please RSVP for this event: loom.ly/4UE_d10
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Center for Local Media retweeted
23 Jan 2025
A really well-done paper that supports our findings (2018 JoC): local newspaper closures increase polarization because people turn to national news. Great to see evidence from other countries and political systems.
23 Jan 2025
#OpenAccess from our new issue -
Local Newspaper Decline and Political Polarization - Evidence from a Multi-Party Setting - cup.org/40txmvy
- @FabioEllger, @HannoHilbig, @riazsascha & Philipp Tillmann
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17 Jan 2025
🚨 LAST CALL! 🚨
Today’s the final day to register for the 2025 Local News Researchers Workshop!
If you’re working on measuring journalism impact, join us in March!
🔹 Shape the impact convo in local news
🔹 Connect with researchers, journos & funders
cislm.org/research/local-new…
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Center for Local Media retweeted
16 Jan 2025
We’re partnering with #PressForward to host the 2025 Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit in Philadelphia from May 20-22 to discuss all things related to news fundraising. Space is limited, so submit an attendance interest form or pitch a session now ⬇️
lenfestinstitute.org/solutio…
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16 Jan 2025
📢 1 day left to apply!
The 2025 Local News Researchers Workshop, co-hosted by @Duke_DeWitt, is almost here! Join us in March as researchers, journalists & funders to explore how we define and measure impact in local news.
⏳ Deadline: Jan. 17!
cislm.org/research/local-new…
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Center for Local Media retweeted
15 Jan 2025
Just a couple days left to get your 500 word proposal in. Come join us for this. Always a great mix of participants.
15 Jan 2025
📊 What does newsroom impact look like? What metrics matter?
If you're researching or working on these issues, join us as an attendee or presenter at the 2025 Local News Researchers Workshop, co-hosted by @Duke_DeWitt!
📝 Apply by this Friday, Jan. 17: cislm.org/research/local-new…
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The #AEJMC25 Conference Paper Competition is now open! Carefully review the paper call, create a new account in All Academic, and then you are ready to submit! Extended abstracts are again accepted and the deadline for all is April 1.
community.aejmc.org/conferen…
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📊 What does newsroom impact look like? What metrics matter?
If you're researching or working on these issues, join us as an attendee or presenter at the 2025 Local News Researchers Workshop, co-hosted by @Duke_DeWitt!
📝 Apply by this Friday, Jan. 17: cislm.org/research/local-new…
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Center for Local Media retweeted
3 Dec 2024
Very excited that @Duke_DeWitt and @CISLMUNC are once again teaming up to host the 2025 Local Journalism Researchers Workshop, March 24-25 at the UNC Chapel Hill campus. Follow the link for more details and to submit a participation proposal. airtable.com/appZdWH37JEDRGl…
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9 Jan 2025
🎉 8 days left!
Are you researching local news impact? Submit your proposal for the 2025 Local News Researchers Workshop, co-hosted with @Duke_DeWitt, by Jan. 17!
🗓️ March 24–25, 2025
📍 UNC-Chapel Hill
💰 Free
📌 Apply now to attend or present: tarheels.live/localnewsresea…
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Center for Local Media retweeted
6 Jan 2025
1/17 is the deadline to submit proposals for the Local News Researchers Workshop, hosted by UNC's Center for Innovation & Sustainability in Local Media and Duke's DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy. Follow link for details & to submit a proposal.
cislm.org/research/local-new…
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Center for Local Media retweeted
2 Jan 2025
Journalists: There's still time to apply for our newly launched Public Health Reporting Fellowship!
This opportunity will support reporting projects in any format exploring the intersection of public health policy & health care delivery.
Apply by Jan. 6: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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2 Jan 2025
🎉 Kick off the New Year by advancing local news! Submit your proposal for the 2025 Local News Researchers Workshop by Jan. 17.
🗓️ March 24–25
📍 UNC-Chapel Hill
📊 Impact & Measurement
Join researchers shaping the future of local journalism!
tarheels.live/localnewsresea…
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Center for Local Media retweeted
31 Dec 2024
By the end of 2025, research shows a third of U.S. local newspapers will be closed for good. Many remaining are broke and understaffed. But local newsrooms are still a vital force for good in communities across the country. Proof, just in the last year, of what we stand to lose:
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🎉 Have some downtime this holiday season? Submit your proposal for the 2025 Local News Researchers Workshop!
🗓️ March 24–25, 2025
📍 UNC-Chapel Hill
📊Theme: Impact & Measurement
📌 Proposals due Jan. 17: tarheels.live/localnewsresea…
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28 Dec 2024
⏳ 20 days left to apply!
Are you a journalist or newsroom leader interested in measuring impact? Join the 2025 Local News Researchers Workshop, co-hosted with @Duke_DeWitt, at UNC on March 24–25.
Submit your proposal by Jan. 17: tarheels.live/localnewsresea…
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