From the Ground Up: The Founders Reimagining Local News
Join Tiny News Collective for a panel with community news founders and a journalism author on what it takes for tiny newsrooms to launch and last. The event is hosted by Tiny News Collective.
You already know one story about local news: outlets shrinking and closing, and chains buying up what remains.
But across the country, and here in Washington, D.C., a different story is being written. Founders are building small, independent newsrooms in the places they live, accountable to their neighbors. A form of community infrastructure, built on trust: tiny news.
Join us for a panel with Tiny News Collective executive director Amy Kovac-Ashley, Ethiopique founder Henok Mengistu, The 51st co-founder Eric Falquero, and the author of The Next Journalism: How the Press Must Change to Serve Democracy author Tom Rosenstiel. They'll discuss new research on what it takes for tiny newsrooms to launch and last, and why these types of newsrooms are critical for the future of journalism and democracy.