The Local Media Association is a trade group that focuses on the business side of local media. They try to help newspapers, TV stations, and radio stations grow their bottom line. They’ve just put out a detailed report explaining what…
For five years now, the Institute for Nonprofit News has produce an annual report on the nonprofit news sector. Their 2022 report shows that independent local news is growing strongly. Here are 3 key points from the report: Since 2017,…
Blake Bertuccelli runs a WordPress agency called Decubing, based out of New Orleans. Blake recently announced that his agency will be donating 11% of their revenue to organizations that support independent journalism. The first donation was to the Prison Journalism Project…
The Patagonia Regional Times is a non-profit publisher that focuses on the Arizona communities of Canelo, Elgin, Patagonia and Sonoita in Santa Cruz County. They have been publishing printed and digital newsletters on a monthly schedule since 2009. Their motto…
Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of WordPress, likes to pick a good honorable fight against closed, proprietary technology platforms. Matt is now choosing to pick a very valid fight against the fast-growing Arc XP platform. Dan Froomkin describes the start of…
There’s a new non-profit publisher in Syracuse, New York called “Central Current“. They’re using WordPress and the Newspack service from Automattic. They’re starting a fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $1 million to help them through the first three…
Fresnoland launches today in the San Joaquin Valley of California. This start-up is supported by Newspack (an Automattic project). Here’s the Fresnoland team’s description of their aims: “Fresnoland exists to make policy public – by, for, and with all residents…
The Washington City Paper newspaper is ending its print edition after 41 years. The paper lives on via a member-supported WordPress site now. The City Paper team published a long and beautifully-written article about the transition from print to digital:…