Community Journalism Resource Center

NewStart in the News

In search of the next generation of local media owners (Columbia Journalism Review)
This fellowship wants to find the next generation of local newspaper owners (Poynter)
McDowell County paper is now online – “Our side of the story matters” (WV Community Hub)
NewStart Program Will Be ‘Matchmaker’ for Small Media Seeking New Owners (Local News Initiative)
On Media: Become a newspaper publisher. No, really. NewStart can help. (NextPittsburgh)
Who wants to own their own newspaper? NewStart’s here to help (It's All Journalism)
Want To Support Community Journalism? WVU Says Buy A Newspaper (WESA - NPR Pittsburgh)
Program to find, train, support buyers for community newspapers seeks applications for fellowships by Dec. 31 (The Rural Blog)
Help Wanted: West Virginia Is Looking for the Next Generation of Local Newspaper Owners (Nieman Reports)

Interesting articles

A Replanting Strategy: Saving Local Newspapers Squeezed by Hedge Funds (Steve Waldman)
Local News and Community Resiliency in Appalachia (Michael Clay Carey)
That big-city job isn’t the only place you can thrive (Poynter)
Advancing a new era in local news: a call to action (Knight Foundation)
From paper routes to free food: local news evolves to stay afloat (The Christian Science Monitor)
Our Towns: There's Hope for Local Journalism (The Atlantic)
In Youngstown, an American city loses its only daily newspaper — and it won’t be the last (Nieman Lab)
The Rural Blog, by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues (University of Kentucky)
After the Valley Independent Closed its Doors, Former Employees Breathed New Life Into It (Editor & Publisher)

Tips and advice

Philanthropic Options for Newspaper Owners: A Practical Guide (Knight Foundation)
How to Get Started Funding Local News in Your Community (Democracy Fund)
These are some of the biggest lessons learned from publishers taking part in the GNI Subscriptions Lab (Local Media Association)
Why great reporting and writing are not enough (Poynter)
The Tyler Loop: Growing membership with events and newsletters (Reynolds Journalism Institute)
How The Durango Herald created a storytelling series to connect with its community (BetterNews.org)
Behind the success of The Seattle Times’ Morning Brief newsletter (Poynter)
Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship Open Textbook (Rebus Community)

Grants and funding opportunities

Case studies

The Expanding News Desert (UNC Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media)
How today's news publishers can use data, best practices, and test-and-learn tactics to build better pay-meters (Shorenstein Center & Lenfest Institute)
The next media regime: The pursuit of ‘audience engagement’ in journalism (Jacob L. Nelson)
Business Models for Local News: A Field Scan (Shorenstein Center)
Learning to Listen: Building a culture of engagement in newsrooms (Lenfest Institute)
A Landscape Study of Local News Models Across America (Shorenstein Center)
A useful guide for news organisations assessing revenue-making opportunities in small teams (Engaged Journalism Accelerator)
A Fresh Take on Revenue Models (Stanford University’s eCorner)

Have you come across an outstanding article or case study that you think people interested in community news would want to read? Pass it along via email or tweet us @wvunewstart.