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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 8h

Weekend Read: A look at how local TV reporters across the country are breaking major stories and holding powerful figures accountable, reminding us why local news matters.

Read more at @columjournreview.bsky.social: www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...

Laurels and Darts: Local TV news does good.

Forget about the mergers and buyouts and executive leadership for a while. The local grunts keep breaking news.

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 1d

Publishers across Canada are urging the federal government to dedicate at least 25% of its ad budget to Canadian news outlets to help sustain local news nationwide.

Learn more: www.communitywire.ca/2025/10/08/p...

Publishers Call on Government of Canada to Adopt Buy Canadian Advertising Policy

Call for a minimum 25 per cent set aside of the federal ad […]

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 3d

Can revitalizing community news help heal divisions in Utah? Our founder Steven Waldman thinks Gov. Spencer Cox can lead the way, proposing a “mitigation fee” on Big Tech to fund both teen mental health and local news in the state.

Read more: www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...

Voices: Can local news heal?

"Studies have shown that the vacuum created by the local news contraction is filled by national news and social media, which are both more polarizing," writes Rebuild Local News President Steve Waldma...

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 7d

Are you a skilled communicator and organizer ready to revitalize local news in Pennsylvania? We’re hiring a State Campaign Manager to help advance nonpartisan policies to strengthen community news and information.

Learn more: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/careers/care...

Careers: State Campaign Manager (Remote)

We are seeking an individual who is an excellent communicator with exceptional project management and planning skills to join our team as a State Campaign Manager. This individual will work diligently...

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 9d

The Ann Arbor District Library is stepping up to preserve local news. It announced plans to acquire the Ann Arbor Observer, a publication serving residents since 1976, to ensure continued public access to vital community information.

Learn more: aadl.org/node/647334

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 11d

We're thrilled to introduce Matthew Baker as our first director of research! He previously served as a senior advisor at the U.S. Agency for International Development, managing research projects to strengthen independent media worldwide.

Learn more: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/team/matthew...

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 14d

Where do Americans go for news online? Half of U.S. adults (53%) say they get news from social media at least sometimes. Most check Facebook (38%) and YouTube (35%), while Instagram (20%), TikTok (20%) and X/Twitter (12%) come next.

via @pewresearch.org: www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...

Social Media and News Fact Sheet

Many Americans use social media for news: About a fifth or more regularly get news on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 17d

A Kentucky company bought eight Illinois newspapers, bypassing a new law requiring a 120-day sales notice intended to keep ownership local.

Our Director of Policy @mattdpearce.com poses, “How do you remedy the damage here?”

Learn more: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/0...

Sale of Illinois newspapers puts new state law to the test

SPRINGFIELD – A newspaper publisher in central and southern Illinois has sold eight of its Illinois papers to a Kentucky-based company, testing a new state law designed to keep newspaper ownership loc...

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 18d

Nobel laureates Prof. Joseph E. Stiglitz and Prof. Daron Acemoğlu issued an urgent plea to recognize and uphold the economic value of public interest media in the age of artificial intelligence.

Learn more: informationdemocracy.org/2025/09/22/p...

Press Release: A global call from leading economists urge action to protect public interest media for economic prosperity and human progress - Forum Information & Democracy

As world leaders convene for the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly in New York, eleven of the world’s leading economists, including two Nobel laureates, Prof. Joseph E. Stiglitz and Prof. Dar...

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 21d

Join us in supporting local news across the country and building stronger communities! Our open positions include People & Operations Manager, Deputy Campaigns Director, and Development Manager.

Apply now: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/careers/

Careers - Rebuild Local News

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 22d

Last week’s must-read: Politically funded “pink slime” outlets are alive and growing, shaping news from national headlines down to local college campuses.

Read more at @columjournreview.bsky.social: www.cjr.org/analysis/pin...

Pink slime journalism never went away.

Politically motivated “journalism” has expanded into news media at every level.

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 28d

"Political conservatives, of whom I am one, should not be averse to philanthropic funding for local public media... Without these outlets, the actions of both Republican and Democratic politicians wouldn’t get the attention and scrutiny the public deserves."

Read more:
www.aei.org/op-eds/a-res...

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · Sep 10

CA lawmakers have introduced the California Civic Media Program to support local news, but full discretionary grantmaking authority lies in the executive branch.

Read the analysis from @mattdpearce.com: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/analysis-california-lawmakers-propose-20m-google-grant-partnership/

Analysis: California Lawmakers Propose $20M Google Grant Partnership

The legislation would create a California Civic Media Program to support local news, with discretionary grantmaking authority housed in the executive branch.

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · Sep 8

We’re hiring a People & Operations Manager! 🗣️

Join Rebuild Local News and help shape the systems, culture, and support that power our team’s mission to revitalize local news.

Learn more: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/careers-peop...

Careers: People & Operations Manager (Remote)

As our People & Operations Manager, you will play a key role in shaping how we support, engage, and grow our distributed staff across the country, and how we all work together to fulfill our mission.

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · Sep 5

Some U.S. publishers are striking AI licensing deals, but journalists aren’t seeing a share. In France, they do.

via @niemanlab.org: www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/in-f...

Some French publishers are giving AI revenue directly to journalists. Could that ever happen in the U.S.?

Le Monde agreed to give journalists 25% of revenue from licensing deals with OpenAI and Perplexity. Now, other French publishers are following suit.

www.niemanlab.org

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National Writers Union @nwu.org · Sep 4

Let's rebuild local news! ✊🏼

Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · Sep 3

We’re thrilled to welcome the @nwu.org to the Rebuild Local News Coalition! With over 1,000 writers, including 500 freelance journalists, NWU and its @fspnwu.bsky.social fight for fair pay, better contracts, and more opportunities for writers.

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Freelance Solidarity Project @fspnwu.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thrilled to be a part of this crucial work! 🫡

Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · Sep 3

We’re thrilled to welcome the @nwu.org to the Rebuild Local News Coalition! With over 1,000 writers, including 500 freelance journalists, NWU and its @fspnwu.bsky.social fight for fair pay, better contracts, and more opportunities for writers.

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · Sep 3

We’re thrilled to welcome the @nwu.org to the Rebuild Local News Coalition! With over 1,000 writers, including 500 freelance journalists, NWU and its @fspnwu.bsky.social fight for fair pay, better contracts, and more opportunities for writers.

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · Aug 29

Local news is disappearing, and it’s not just empty newsrooms. It means fewer voters splitting tickets, less civic engagement, and weaker accountability for elected officials.

Read more at @columjournreview.bsky.social: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/0...

Does the decline of local news influence our politics? This former U.S. Senator thinks so

When Montana voters sent Jon Tester to the United States Senate for the first time in 2006, the Democratic Party also won Senate elections in North Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Ohio and West Virginia. ...

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · Aug 26

"Eighty-three percent of the country doesn’t have a single media subscription. Readership assistance programs can help them."

Read more at @columjournreview.bsky.social: www.cjr.org/opinion/news...

News Subscriptions Should Be Subsidized

Eighty-three percent of the country doesn’t have a single media subscription. Readership assistance programs can help them.

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Lori Henson @lorihenson.bsky.social · Aug 20

"What if the best way to help the media is not with carefully sculpted grants provided to worthy programs by a panel of wise people, but rather big, messy, blunt-instrument policies that push far more dollars into the system [and] lift all boats...?"

Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · Aug 20

After the demise of CPB, Rebuild Local News Founder @stevenwaldman.bsky.social says the industry has an opportunity to build more creative models for public support.

Read more at @columjournreview.bsky.social: www.cjr.org/analysis/wha...

What Will the Next Era of Public Media Look Like?

After the demise of CPB, the industry has an opportunity to build more creative models for public support.

www.cjr.org

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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · Aug 20

What Will the Next Era of Public Media Look Like? by Steven Waldman. www.cjr.org/analysis/wha...

What Will the Next Era of Public Media Look Like?

After the demise of CPB, the industry has an opportunity to build more creative models for public support.

www.cjr.org

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · Aug 20

After the demise of CPB, Rebuild Local News Founder @stevenwaldman.bsky.social says the industry has an opportunity to build more creative models for public support.

Read more at @columjournreview.bsky.social: www.cjr.org/analysis/wha...

What Will the Next Era of Public Media Look Like?

After the demise of CPB, the industry has an opportunity to build more creative models for public support.

www.cjr.org

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · Aug 19

The funders include the @knightfoundation.org, the @fordfoundation.org, the MacArthur Foundation, the Schmidt Family Foundation, @pivotalventures.bsky.social and the @rwjf.org.

Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · Aug 19

A group of funders has committed nearly $27M, aiming for $50M this year, to the Public Media Bridge Fund to keep at-risk rural TV and radio stations alive. Many of which are the only local news in their communities.

Read more at @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...

The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations

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