Local Media Association + Local Media Foundation

For many local media organizations, podcasting remains stuck in the “someday” category. The idea sounds appealing. The execution often feels overwhelming. Questions about equipment, studios, production workflows, distribution and monetization can quickly create paralysis before a newsroom ever records its first episode. That’s one of the reasons Local Media Association Digi...

Ruby Jones didn’t set out to create a nonprofit that spans youth storytelling, media literacy, community news and workforce communications training, but that’s exactly what she did. As a journalist, contributor and editor with years of experience, she saw gaps that traditional media wasn’t filling. Those observations ultimately led to the creation of Empower Media […]

Session Spotlight (August 19) 1:00 – 1:40 p.m.: What AI Means for Local News AI isn’t just a tool to increase the efficiency of newsrooms. AI will profoundly change the ways people find and share information, and news leaders must prepare now for these transformative disruptions to tier business. Newsroom Robots founder Nikita Roy describes three massive […]

Session Spotlight (August 18) 2:45 – 3:30 p.m.: Local News Fund Success Stories Finding new ways to fund the journalism that matters most to your community has never been more important. Hear directly from leaders behind some of the most successful Local News Fund philanthropic support programs in the country, as they share how they […]

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Session Spotlight (August 18) 9:50 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Building a Modern Multiplatform News Brand: Spotlight Delaware If you built a local newsroom today from the ground up, applying the best practices for revenue and audience, including the changing ways consumers get news, it would probably look like Spotlight Delaware. Launched as startup in Jan […]

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