When community members are no longer voters, their needs become diffuse once again and there is no clear, focusing mandate.

The New York Times lays out how editorially-driven algorithms influence its homepage Traditionally, editors at The New York Times manually chose which 50 to 60 […] ...

In the weeks leading up to Election Day, newsrooms prepared themselves and their audiences for another long wait for election results. Instead, Donald Trump declared victory just before 2:30 a.m., ...

Earlier this year, The Nevada Independent asked for Sunlight Research Center’s help identifying Paycheck Protection Program loans to 17 Nevada congressional candidates. Here is a step-by-step guide ...

Welcome the November Need to Know series on elections reporting lessons — tips and tools we used to help newsrooms cover 2024 candidates. Each week, Sunlight Research Center staffers will share ...

Why is it that local journalism has always depended on the same two revenue streams of ads and subscribers? If one of a newspaper’s jobs is to build community by capturing the history of a place and ...

News leaders gather from across the country for our highly participatory, invitation-based convenings that provide a welcoming and collaborative space for local media decision-makers and experts to ...

At CNN, Brian Stelter argues that while it’s hyperbole to call the mainstream media “dead”, there is a “severe trust deficit” between traditional media and Trump voters. Now, argues Dick Tofel in his ...