Re:Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home
by rsanek on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @05:04PM
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Here's a couple concrete examples I found. It seems like most have to rely on multiple revenue streams for it to work -- something like 1/3 reader revenue (membership), 1/3 grants/philanthropy, 1/3 earned income (events, merchandise, etc).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bristol_Cable
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ferret_(website)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Bureau
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Correspondent