Ithaca College

Small and nonprofit news outlets can serve a great public good. They can fill and bring attention to niches that mainstream publications cannot afford to dedicate their time to. They can provide focused news to a region when commercial models have led to regional and local news declines. But how do you fund such a…

In the early 2010s, examples popped up all over the world of social activists and potential revolutionaries making their case, spreading their influence, and organizing over social media. People took to the streets in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, and more. Information famously spread through social media to expose issues, combat media corruption, and bring people…

What is community journalism in a world where you can instantly connect to anyone in the world? Jock Lauterer, lecturer at UNC Chapel Hill wrote in “Community Journalism; Relentlessly Local” that community journalism is: “A publication with a circulation under 50,000, serving people who live together in a distinct geographical space with a clear local-first…