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Media policy: Local news for the people
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Civic Media Series
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December 17, 2025

Five key policy-making principles and concrete proposals to support civic information needs.

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A letter from the Civic Media Magazine editors
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Civic Media Series
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November 4, 2025

Introducing the digital version of the Civic Media Magazine: The stories here show what’s possible when we reimagine local news not just as something to consume, but as a tool for community action.

Catalyzing civic media movement is our way out of the ‘local news crisis’
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Civic Media Series
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April 10, 2024

Let's treat the current state of the industry like the civic health crisis it is.

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It’s time for civic media
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November 17, 2023

Fifteen years into the cratering of the local commercial newspaper business, a burgeoning noncommercial media movement is developing.