Free Press
http://www.journalismaccelerator.com/resources/free-press/
Big fans of the First Amendment, Free Press supports our nation’s right to be informed. Advocates of the public good, their campaigns preserve and expand the possibilities for journalism.
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Josh Stearns Talks Independent Voices in a Consolidating World
http://www.journalismaccelerator.com/blog/free-press%E2%80%99s-josh-stearns-on-the-comcastnbc-merger/
A conversation about the FCC's ruling earlier this year outlining the potential impact of Comcast's merger with NBC.
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2011 TV and Radio News Staffing and Profitability Survey
http://www.journalismaccelerator.com/resources/2011-tv-and-radio-news-staffing-and-profitability-survey/
More jobs, higher profits and a record amount of local TV news.
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Less of the Same: The Lack of Local News on the Internet
http://www.journalismaccelerator.com/resources/less-of-the-same-the-lack-of-local-news-on-the-internet/
"The broad landscape of online local news is easy to summarize. . .Newspapers and television stations dominate what local news can be found online."
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Pew Report: How People Learn About Their Local Community
http://www.journalismaccelerator.com/resources/pew-report-how-people-learn-about-their-local-community/
While recent PEW research reports TV remains the leading source people rely on for breaking news, newspapers (on and offline) are the leading source people turn to for the widest range of information.
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Local TV News in the Los Angeles Media Market
http://www.journalismaccelerator.com/resources/local-tv-news-in-the-los-angeles-media-market-are-stations-serving-the-public-interest/
"Are Stations Serving the Public Interest?" 2010 Study on LA local news content by the Annenberg School at USC.
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FCC Report: The Information Needs of Communities
http://www.journalismaccelerator.com/resources/fcc-report-the-information-needs-of-communities/
465 pages, 600+ interviews over 18 months: “Diagnosis is sound, but the remedies are lacking.”