THE LOCAL JOURNALISM PROJECT

How journalism is innovating to find sustainable ways to serve local communities around the world and fight against misinformation

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New report: Local Media Survival Guide 2022

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Local Media Survival Guide 2022: Case Studies

Case Studies 2022

Previous report: Reviving Local News, Globally

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IPI is mapping and sharing globally how quality local media outlets are creating sustainable models of trusted journalism and countering misinformation in their communities.

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Four steps to sustainability: IPI’s Local News Accelerator catalyzes product and business development for local media
30.01.2024
Digital transition
Innovation
Media sustainability

Costa Rica’s local media build credibility through connection
Americas: Costa Rica
18.12.2023
Digital transition
Innovation

‘When media is polarized, our audiences are the ones who suffer’: The rise and impact of Zimbabwe’s participative media
Africa: Zimbabwe
12.12.2023
Digital transition
Innovation

How Armenia’s EVN Report is elevating public discourse amid crisis and transformation
Armenia
14.11.2023
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IPI opens new call for local media from around the world
18.07.2023
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Apply to join IPI’s Local News & Innovation Network
22.06.2023

Latest case studies

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Costa Rica’s local media build credibility through connection
Americas: Costa Rica
18.12.2023
Digital transition
Innovation

‘When media is polarized, our audiences are the ones who suffer’: The rise and impact of Zimbabwe’s participative media
Africa: Zimbabwe
12.12.2023
Digital transition
Innovation

How Armenia’s EVN Report is elevating public discourse amid crisis and transformation
Armenia
14.11.2023
Digital transition

Part 3: In Manaus, a new digital voice tells the real stories of Amazonians
Brazil
01.02.2023
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Part 2: Venezuela’s local media collaborates to tell big stories
Brazil, Venezuela
29.01.2023
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Part 1: How journalists tell the story of South America’s giant river basins
Venezuela
28.01.2023

EVENTS

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Virtual Newsroom Visit to Alharaca, El Salvador
29.11.2023
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Virtual newsroom visit to The Public Source, Lebanon
Lebanon
24.10.2023

Virtual newsroom visit to Tribal News Network, Pakistan
Asia and Pacific: Pakistan
01.09.2023

Local Newsroom Visits: The Continent (Nov. 23, 2022)
Africa: South Africa
11.11.2022

Local Newsroom Visit: The News Minute (Nov. 8, 2022)
Asia and Pacific: India
28.10.2022

Local Newsroom Visits: Report for the World (Nov. 2, 2022)
Americas: United States of America
28.10.2022

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