by jpitney | Jan 21, 2026 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Los Angeles
Eric Rynston-Lobel at The Northeastern Medill Local News Initiative: On Sunday, L.A. Reported launched as the latest startup in the country’s second-largest city. The organization was founded by Scott Woolley, formerly Forbes’ West Coast bureau chief, and David...
by jpitney | Jan 16, 2026 | California Politics, Dreier, Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Los Angeles
Sarah Scire at Nieman Lab: L.A. Reported believes “a smaller number of higher-quality, deeply reported, well-written stories” is exactly what the city needs, editor-in-chief and cofounder Scott Woolley said on Thursday. The publication plans to start with one “tightly...
by jpitney | Jan 14, 2026 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Los Angeles
James Rainey at LAT: L.A. Reported comes from another former Times opinion staffer, Karin Klein, and a Forbes journalist Scott Woolley. Starting this weekend, the founders intend to initially offer about one article per week. They will be “investigative pieces that...
by jpitney | Dec 31, 2025 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Los Angeles, Newspapers
Peter Weinberger at The Claremont Courier: Local newspapers continued disappearing at a pace similar to — or worse than — 2024. More than 130 local news outlets closed this year, averaging over two per week. This trend has expanded news deserts with little to no local...
by jpitney | Dec 29, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Internet, Journalism, Journalists, Mass Media, Newspapers
Sipho Kings at the Nieman Lab: This moment feels like rock bottom. And in this crisis, there ought to be so much opportunity. But we’re not learning from the past. Instead, we’re approaching this new era of generative AI much like we did platforms. Big Western...
by jpitney | Dec 8, 2025 | Journalism, Journalists, Newspapers
From the Northwestern Medill Local News Initiative: For the fourth consecutive year, the Medill Local News Initiative at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications conducted a months-long, county-by-county survey...
