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Funding Models in Journalism (Part 2): Regional Consolidation & Collaborative media
The local news industry has experienced dramatic shifts in the past decade and a half. The need to …
Recap: Advancing Public Policies to Support Local News
Just as an increasing number of local news organizations are closed or consolidated around the …
Funding Models in Journalism (Part 1): Non-Profit Cooperative & Community Models
The economics of journalism are not straightforward. Most businesses operate with a simple formula: …
Your Voice Ohio: From Engagement to Partnerships
As journalists across the state help design and participate in Your Voice Ohio community meetings …
The Role of News Media & Racial Perceptions of Crime
Your Voice Ohio has listened to over a thousand Ohioans as they talked about the challenges facing …
Exploitation of America’s heartland hasn’t been lost on the victims
In the Riverfront Bar & Grill of Marietta Ohio’s century-old Lafayette Hotel on a recent steamy …
What do vibrant states and communities look like?
There’s something refreshing about watching a diverse group of people come together on a difficult …
Ohio media folks change role in community
Imagine this: News media setting aside competitive instincts because they want to do good in their …
Media folks: We have got to keep up
The revolution may be under way. Rich Harwood, one of the finest researchers on the subject of …
A weeks-long tour by journalists using new interview techniques…
Acknowledging the need to listen better to America's diverse voices, the Huffington Post is taking …
Mainstream media in Ohio — what should they do with and for the public?
Engagement ideas applicable to Ohio news outlets Journalists are exploring new ways to better …
Dylann Roof profile: A writing style for the future, and warning to Ohioans
Long-form writer Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah profiled racist killer Dylann Roof for GQ with some of the …
Heroin overdose quick response teams in Ohio and Kentucky
Quick Response Teams The Cincinnati and Toledo areas were among the first to implement widespread …
Quick-response teams in Ohio visiting OD victims at home
I sat listening Wednesday to Terri Nau and Christa Hyson as they talked calmly about visits with …
Heroin in the Mahoning Valley
Reporters and editors at the Warren Tribune Chronicle, Youngstown Vindicator and WFMJ-TV -- all …
Where can I find a heroin overdose kit?
UPDATED with state list Great question and maybe a great service to your local news audience? Last …
Mansfield news startup tackles infant mortality with Solutions Journalism Network
A news organization hosting a community baby shower? An online news startup in Mansfield, The …
Tackling heroin in the Mahoning Valley
Same day I plan to visit the Mahoning Valley to scope out a media-sponsored community drive to stop …
Powerful piece on heroin by former Post writer Ted Gup
The Washington Post column linked to this blog post is a must-read. Though politically charged, it …
