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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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. The old formula went like this: Journalism undergrads would learn in classes and maybe work on the school paper and then get professional experience via internships or summer jobs at news outlets. But with the local news industry reeling, this dynamic has flipped.
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2 weeks ago |
editorandpublisher.com | Mark Caro
Posted Thursday, April 10, 2025 10:04 am The old formula went like this: Journalism undergrads would learn in classes and maybe work on the school paper and then get professional experience via internships or summer jobs at news outlets.
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2 weeks ago |
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu | Mark Caro |Autumn Brewington
The old formula went like this: Journalism undergrads would learn in classes and maybe work on the school paper and then get professional experience via internships or summer jobs at news outlets. But with the local news industry reeling, this dynamic has flipped. Instead of news organizations giving boosts to students, students are supporting often-short-staffed outlets by providing coverage as part of their curricula.
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2 weeks ago |
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu | Autumn Brewington |Mark Caro
Last year’sState of Local News Report featured a dozen “Bright Spots.” For our second edition of this Local News Initiative project, we highlighted 12 media outlets around the country that are building sustainable models by providing original reporting on their communities while they experiment with news collaborations, digital subscription offers, and other efforts to diversify revenue and engage audiences.
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1 month ago |
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu | Mark Caro
Alex Seitz-Wald was a high-profile NBC News national political reporter for 10 years when he made a dramatic shift in his professional life: He became deputy editor of the Midcoast Villager, a digital-print outlet created from the combination of four coastal Maine community papers and an online site.
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My story for the Medill Local News Initiative about student reporters filling local news gaps.
Local papers used to give a lift to college students, but now it's the other way around, as undergraduate reporters fill news gaps in communities lacking robust coverage. Here's our in-depth look at the expanding movement of news-academic partnerships. https://t.co/hMYzcn4bKS
The 2025 White Sox have a worse winning percentage than the 2024 White Sox. This has been a public service announcement. (In case you're wondering, they're on pace to go 32-130.)
