Mark Caro
Journalist at Freelance
@Caropopcast host, @LocalNewsIni editor, THE FOIE GRAS WARS and THE SPECIAL COUNSEL author, former longtime @chicagotribune reporter/critic, @dailypenn editor
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1 week ago |
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu | Eric Rynston-Lobel |Mark Caro |Paul Farhi |Hannah Carroll
Melanie Jongsma still smiles when you call her a ‘YouTuber.’ It’s not a title she would’ve imagined being associated with when she took over as publisher of The Lansing Journal in 2020. All she wanted at the time was to keep local news afloat in her hometown in the south suburbs of Chicago. But as recently as nine months ago, some of the videos she posted to The Lansing Journal’s YouTube channel received north of 90,000 views. “We used to consider 1,000 views really good,” Jongsma said.
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2 weeks ago |
poynter.org | Mark Caro
This article was originally published by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative and is republished here with permission. In April 2024, the Local News Initiative, in conjunction with the Knight Lab at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Communications and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung USA, published a report titled, “Impact of AI on Local News Models: AI Is Disrupting the Local News Industry.
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2 weeks ago |
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu | Mark Caro |Paul Farhi |Hannah Carroll
In April 2024 the Local News Initiative, in conjunction with the Knight Lab at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Communications and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung USA, published a report titled, “Impact of AI on Local News Models: AI Is Disrupting the Local News Industry.
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2 weeks ago |
editorandpublisher.com | Mark Caro
Posted Monday, June 9, 2025 10:32 am In April 2024 the Local News Initiative, in conjunction with the Knight Lab at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Communications and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung USA, published a report titled, “Impact of AI on Local News Models: AI Is Disrupting the Local News Industry. Will It Unlock Growth or Be an Existential Threat?” Based on discussions with more than 25 local news and AI experts worldwide, the report explored the potential benefits and...
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3 weeks ago |
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu | Paul Farhi |Mark Caro |Hannah Carroll |Autumn Brewington
As Hurricane Helene ravaged the mountain communities of western North Carolina last fall, Blue Ridge Public Radio remained a beacon in the storm. With power knocked out throughout the region, the organization turned to portable generators to keep its two stations on the air. For days during and after the deluge, BPR was the only source of lifesaving news: weather updates, road closures, potable water locations. BPR now confronts a different kind of calamity.
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