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Revenue Models Focus Of Local News Lab

Nieman Journalism Lab | by TVNewsCheck

The Local News Lab has launched, supported by a $2 million grant awarded by the Knight Foundation. The New Jersey-based organization will incubate six local journalism sites to “try to understand and develop viable revenue models for both nonprofit and for-profit news organizations.” The Local News Lab has six pilot sites with staff sizes ranging from one to four and each focusing on local news in their region.