Advocacy groups and Metric Media collaborate on local ‘community news’

The Metric Media network runs more than 1,200 local news sites. Here are some of the non-profits funding them.

<p>This is the first part of a two-part investigation. The second piece can be found here. As local news outlets across the US struggle to stay afloat, pop-up newsrooms are filling the void. Organizations with ties to political parties, special-interest groups, and lobbyists have emerged under the guise of news. One of the biggest such […]</p>

Opinion: Losing the Local Journalism Initiative leaves communities in the dark

With more outlets vying for federal funding, why are national outlets opening up new bureaus in communities with healthy media ecosystems?

Canadian Journalism Collective – Funding and Support for Canadian Journalism

Learn how the Canadian Journalism Collective distributes funds to Canadian news outlets under the Online News Act. Stay updated on programs and recipients.

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Local Journalism Directory | Media and Democracy Project

We created a directory to help you find local journalism and local news sources in your area worth reading and supporting.

Local News Collective - Canadian-Owned Local News Sites

The Local News Collective is a regulated, brand-safe environment that connects deeply with local audiences, from coast-to-coast. It’s the largest hyper-local digital news network in Canada, spanning 365 sites across 38 publishers and 10 primary programmatic seats.

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Truth MattersClarity MattersCommunity MattersPowered by more than 200 Journalists Any Time. Any Place. Any Device. We are dedicated to serving more than 80 communities across Canada and North America with credible and hyperlocal journalism, brought to our readers by passionate journalists who live where they work. Black Press Media is a catalyst for informed engagement […]

News Media Canada | Trusted. Connected. Targeted.

News Media Canada is the national association of the Canadian news media industry, representing hundreds of members in every province and territory.

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Local Journalism Initiative

In some parts of Canada, residents do not have access to journalism about community issues and institutions through local newspapers, community radio, television or other news media. These gaps in coverage mean that citizens do not have necessary information about news, issues and events that affect them and their day-to-day lives.

Media Influence Matrix – The World's Most Reliable Influence Tracker

This week’s edition reads five FY2025 reports against each other: Dnevnik (Slovenia), Delfi Latvia, Phoenix New Media (China), Hanza Media (Croatia) and Digi Communications (Romania). It finds two publishers separating their journalism from their balance sheets, a Croatian publisher closing a 35-year-old political weekly on a 1.1% net margin, a Chinese state-linked digital news group whose financial centre has quietly shifted from advertising to mini-program reading apps, and a Romanian telecom giant’s having its news channel walk off the must-carry list.

Canadian publication, The Discourse, collaborates with their community | International Journalists' Network

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CrowdNewsroom - English

The CrowdNewsroom facilitates journalistic investigations on social grievances, allowing many individuals to participate.

NEWSWELL: When local news thrives, the whole story changes

NEWSWELL is an innovative nonprofit organization. Our mission is to transform local news to help communities and democracy thrive.