Local news mapping in communities goes back more than a decade.But ever since researchers at the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University created a first-of-its-kind interactive ...

Across the country, academics, journalists and researchers are mapping their state’s news and information ecosystems. Their methodologies differ, but such initiatives seek to make sense of the ...

Think community centers, chambers of commerce, local governments and even small businesses. Other initiatives, such as the Civic Information Index and the Roadmap for Local News, have advocated for ...