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Sophie Culpepper
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Staff Writer, Local News, Nieman Lab
Boston
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By Sophie Culpepper| Nieman Lab Verified Newsrooms in Colorado that once employed hundreds could now “fit around a large dinner table,” Larry Ryckman, publisher and co-founder of The Colorado Sun, told me in December. Leaders at newsrooms like the Sun, seeing the rapid collapse of local news around them, are thinking about how they can do more to compensate for what’s being lost in their own backyards. One model they are betting on: Regional hubs.
By Sophie Culpepper| Nieman Lab Verified Houston, with a population of more than 2.3 million people, is the largest city in Texas — and the Houston Landing had funding to match. The nonprofit news startup raised $20 million well before it began publishing, from the American Journalism Project and the Knight Foundation along with local philanthropies the Houston Endowment, Kinder Foundation, and Arnold Ventures. But less than two years after the Landing officially launched, its board has voted to shut the news outlet down.
By Sophie Culpepper| Nieman Lab Verified Newsrooms in Colorado that once employed hundreds could now “fit around a large dinner table,” Larry Ryckman, publisher and co-founder of The Colorado Sun, told me in December. Leaders at newsrooms like the Sun, seeing the rapid collapse of local news around them, are thinking about how they can do more to compensate for what’s being lost in their own backyards. One model they are betting on: Regional hubs.
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Nieman Lab
The Nieman Journalism Lab is a digital journalism initiative run by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, established in 2008. It focuses on analyzing the evolution of journalism in the digital age, emphasizing experimentation, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing to support the sustainability of quality journalism. The Lab publishes research and analysis on emerging trends in journalism, including topics like AI, local news sustainability, and audience engagement strategies. It serves journalists, newsrooms, media startups, academics, and foundations by providing insights and case studies that help adapt to digital workflows. The Lab operates ad-free, ensuring editorial independence, and is primarily funded by the Nieman Foundation endowment, along with grants from organizations like the Knight Foundation and Carnegie Corporation.
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Founded: 2008