This report presents a proof of concept, using Charlotte, North Carolina as a test case, for a new approach to mapping local news. We developed three tools: a broader census that counts civil society ...

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A dangerous, unregulated form of gambling that allows for degenerate betting on real events, unfettered by the economic and ...

Globally, Chartbeat clients' traffic from Twitter has fallen by 70% since 2022, when Elon Musk acquired the platform.

The acquisition, which will take effect May 4, is the latest example of a metro daily transforming into a nonprofit to ...

One of the busiest beats in news just got a little more crowded. On Monday, TMZ — the American tabloid outlet known for entertainment and celebrity news — announced that its staffers are now covering ...

There isn’t yet a clear playbook for financial sustainability in creator journalism, according to a report published by the ...

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“Forbes launched ForbesPredict in January as part of an effort to reverse declining traffic from search engines and keep users on its website longer. It’s a prediction market like Kalshi or Polymarket ...

The pressures of running a regional media empire in an era of changing consumer tastes, corporate consolidation and a prolonged labor battle have taken a toll. Block, a Toledo, Ohio-based media ...

We’ve always had no bylines,” Economist president Luke Bradley-Jones said. “So there’s been a bit of a kind of a veneer between the customer and the journalist at The Economist. And what Insider does ...