The News Media Alliance has launched its News Impact Project, including a News Impact Index of local
news stories that have made a positive impact on their local communities.
For the last
several weeks, the organization has been gathering examples of impactful news
stories its news organization members have recently published. From these
stories, the News Media Alliance created the News Impact Index, with summaries
and links to view the articles on the Alliance ’s
or publisher’s website.
The stories
in the index offer real world examples of stories that had a positive impact
and that members of the community would not have known about if it had not been
for their local news publishers.
“The
information we get from our local news is what allows us to engage in our
communities and with our neighbors. But currently, local news is at risk of
disappearing, with many local newspapers shutting down, creating news deserts
across the country,” said David Chavern, News Media Alliance president and CEO.
“The News Impact Project aims to raise awareness of the critical importance of
local journalism. Our hope is that people will read these stories, understand
the unique value local news publishers provide, and decide to support their
local news organization.”
News
organizations may submit stories for inclusion in the index through the Alliance website.
In addition,
the Alliance is
producing a tool kit, to be released this spring, for news organizations to use
in their communities (for example, at meetings with government and community
leaders and educators) to raise awareness and drive support for local news. The
tool kit will contain talking points, impactful stories from the News Impact
Index and blog, letter templates and other leave-behinds that reinforce the
civic role journalism plays in their home communities and encourage support for
local news.
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