Three takeaways from the 2025 Local News Researchers Workshop
Three takeaways from the 2025 Local News Researchers Workshop was hosted by the Center for Sustainability and Innovation in Local Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy at Duke University.
Nieman Lab and News Funders Highlight Commoner's Report on Local News Support Organizations
We're excited to share that NiemanLab has featured our recent report examining how journalism support organizations can better serve the local news ecosystem in an in-depth article published on February 18.
The NiemanLab report followed up on highlights from the Knight Foundation on February 13, Democracy Fund on January 30 and many lively field conversations on platforms like LinkedIn.
Report: The Critical Role Support Organizations Can Play in Maturing the Local News Field
In recent years, support organizations in journalism have faced growing criticism for inefficiency and disorganization. While better coordination is needed of the field, the more impactful solution that we recommend is a field-level agenda.
Meet Commoner’s Cofounders: A Q&A with Darryl Holliday and Anika Anand
Commoner Company’s cofounder discuss how and why they built Commoner, the throughline of Commoner projects and dream partners in 2025.
Why We're Launching Commoner Company, a Cross-sector Approach to Building the Civic Society of our Dreams
The new name reflects our fundamental belief: Our work is in service to people and all that we have in common.