Re-Imagining Journalism: Local News for a Networked World
Re-Imagining Journalism: Local News for a Networked World
A White Paper on Recommendations 1 and 3 of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy
by Michael R. Fancher
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Introduction
The Challenge
The Opportunity
Information Needs of Communities—A Case Study
Strategies and Ideas for Action
I. For-profit media to extend journalism in an interactive way
II. Not-for-profit and non-traditional media as sources of local journalism
III. Higher education, community and non-profit institutions as hubs
IV. Greater urgency on relevance, research and revenues
V. Government support for sustainable quality local journalism
Who Should Do What
Conclusion
References
Appendices
What the Knight Commission Report Says About Local Journalism
What is Happening to Local Journalism
About the Author
The Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program
