This article was originally published by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative and is republished here with permission. In local news deserts in the U.S., residents rely heavily on ...

When I was a kid, my dad ran a small local business. Like countless owners, he depended on local broadcast media to reach customers, build trust in the community and keep the lights on to support our ...

A group of seven philanthropic organizations on Tuesday announced a $37 million commitment to fuel local public media amid the federal funding repeals for PBS and NPR, which has created financial ...

One day last month, newspaper stories shined a light on the troubles, triumphs and transformations happening in communities across Pennsylvania. In Erie, readers followed fundraising efforts to save ...

“It’s crucial that news organizations think about how we tap into local talent to make placemaking a community-wide endeavor and to get — and keep — people civically engaged with their place, and one ...

The community gathered at the Clark Pleasant Library branch to hear the inside scoop from local journalists, social media’s impact on reporting and biases in the media. The Johnson County Public ...

“We need a free press. We must have it. It’s vital. … If you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press. And without it, I am afraid that we ...

Local news reporting across the country has highlighted the dire situation SNAP recipients have been facing as their benefits expired. Meanwhile, right-wing media figures attacked SNAP recipients, ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The Public Media Bridge Fund announced its initial round of stabilization grants for local public media, including KACV-TV, which totals $26 million across 74 ...