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How Local Newsrooms Track Coverage Gaps in Their Own Communities
A step-by-step method for finding the neighborhoods, beats and people your coverage misses — and fixing it on a schedule you can keep.
Nathan Brooks · November 1, 2026
Local
Coverage of journalism at city and county level: closures and launches, staffing at surviving papers, the spread of news deserts, and research linking lost coverage to lower turnout and higher municipal borrowing costs. Read by community publishers, local officials and philanthropies funding regional reporting.
Coverage of journalism at city and county level: closures and launches, staffing at surviving papers, the spread of news deserts, and research linking lost coverage to lower turnout and higher municipal borrowing costs. Read by community publishers, local officials and philanthropies funding regional reporting.
Local
Local Weather Preparedness: A Season-by-Season Checklist
Four seasons, four different lists. Here is what to do before each one arrives, and how your local forecast fits in.
Nathan Brooks · October 19, 2026
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Local Roots: How Community Gardens Feed More Than Families
A neighborhood plot grows vegetables, yes. It also grows the connections that make a community easier to cover, easier to organize, and harder to ignore.
Nathan Brooks · October 9, 2026
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How to Follow Local News Without a Paywall Headache
Free newsletters, public feeds, library access and a little patience can keep you informed when subscriptions pile up.
Rosa Marchetti · September 23, 2026
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What the Local News Desert Numbers Actually Show
Northwestern Medill's reporting puts the loss at roughly a third of American newspapers since 2005 — the transferable lesson is narrower than the eulogy.
Nathan Brooks · August 26, 2026