The Local Democracy Reporting Service created up to 165 new journalism jobs to help fill a gap in the reporting of local ...

A new report has highlighted how a decline in local and community media is producing a growing trend of "media deserts" across Europe that is undermining local democracy and inclusivity. For centuries ...

When I travel to a new city for work, I often check headlines and local news coverage. It’s part of the job, after all, as a journalism funder. During a recent trip to a large Northeast city, I ...

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In a new collaboration, AP and the University of Chicago’s Center for Effective Government will work together to help strengthen democracy coverage across U.S. newsrooms. AP will create localization ...

After the 2020 election, I had an eye-opening conversation with a community foundation leader. At the time, I had already spent almost a decade working to reduce polarization as the inaugural director ...

“All politics is local,” is an old American saying. That might partly explain why democratic politics is going so badly — especially, but not only, in the United States. For local government to work ...

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Defending democracy against an authoritarian challenge may require political priorities that are fundamentally different from the standard playbook for winning elections. In particular, the best way ...