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Local News Ecosystem | Democracy FundAbout Choose A Section 1. What Is A News Ecosystem 2. Start Your Research 3. Take A Deep Dive 4. Act On What You’ve Learned 5. Right Size Your Assessment Case Studies New Jersey – Ecosystem In Action Intermountain West – Small Towns, Big Change Detroit – Leveling The Playing Field Colorado – Investing In The Future COVID-19 – Listening from Afar Finding a Path with Partners: The Importance of Community Launching A News Ecosystem Hub: Lessons From New Mexico From Collaborations to Ecosystem Building: What a News Ecosystem Hub Takes Resources Download Guide © All Rights Reserved. Democracy Fund 2024 - DemocracyFund.com - LocalNewsLab.org - Site by BRINK A Guide to Assessing Your Local News Ecosystem A step-by-step toolkit to help you gather the information you need to fund local news and information in your community. Credit: Claire Bangser/Roots and Wings Creative CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FULL GUIDE Local news is in crisis. The internet forever changed the business model for media, and the impact on local news — and by extension our democracy — has been startling. Since 2004, more than 1,300 American communities have lost local newspaper coverage. This loss of local news has lead to lower civic participation, lower voter turnout in elections, fewer people running for local office, and less oversight of those in power. At Democracy Fund, we believe philanthropy has a key role in supporting healthy local news and information . Not by parachuting in to help save” local news… but by listening, and learning how to support an entire local ecosystem. No matter how big or small your organization, you have a role to play in making the ecosystem stronger. This guide is designed to introduce some of the ideas and options and help you find a path to understanding your own community’s news and information ecosystem. Get Started Section 1 What Is A News Ecosystem Section 2 Start Your Research Section 3 Take A Deep Dive Into The Media Landscape Section 4 Act On What You’ve Learned Section 5 Right-Size Your Assessment download Click Here To Download The Full Guide Subscribe To Get Email Updates Select a list below: Opt in to receive the Local Fix newsletter for the latest in local news sustainability, engagement, and collaboration. Opt in to receive Democracy Fund updates. Subscribe Case Studies & Resources Case Study Finding a Path with Partners: The Importance of Community Case Study Launching A News Ecosystem Hub: Lessons From New Mexico Case Study From Collaborations to Ecosystem Building: What a News Ecosystem Hub Takes Case Study COVID-19 – Listening from Afar Democracyfund.org localnewslab.org Recommended Resources Introduction Choose A Section 1. What Is A News Ecosystem 2. Start Your Research 3. Take A Deep Dive 4. Act On What You’ve Learned 5. Right Size Your Assessment About Case Studies New Jersey – Ecosystem In Action Intermountain West – Small Towns, Big Change Detroit – Leveling The Playing Field Colorado – Investing In The Future COVID-19 – Listening from Afar Finding a Path with Partners: The Importance of Community Launching A News Ecosystem Hub: Lessons From New Mexico From Collaborations to Ecosystem Building: What a News Ecosystem Hub Takes Resources Democracy Fund © All Rights Reserved. Democracy Fund 2024 - DemocracyFund.com - LocalNewsLab.org - Site by BRINK t Democracy Fund Share Copy URL Share on FacebookShare on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share via Email Have questions about mapping your local ecosystem? Drop us a line. Email Address... Your Message... Send or E-mail us at localnewslab@democracyfund.org Close Click here! Dismiss Subscribe to get email updates Select a list below: Opt in to receive the Local Fix newsletter for the latest in local news sustainability, engagement, and collaboration. Opt in to receive the Democracy Fund updates....