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CBS News & Stations

CBS TV Stations Launches EPIC Community Journalism Effort

By George Winslow published

The station group plans to hire Executive Producers of Impacting Communities (EPIC) in 13 markets to develop grassroots contacts and content

Business
Hearst Television

Hearst Television Launches "Very Local" Connected TV Channels

By George Winslow published

The free OTT/CTV offering features local news from Hearst Television news operations as well as news and information content from Hearst magazines

Report for America

Report for America Opens Newsroom Applications

By George Winslow published

The program recruits diverse journalists and helps fund salaries in local newsrooms

NewsON

NewsON Debuts Redesigned App

By George Winslow published

Upgrade improves user experience and simplifies navigation to local newscasts from 275+ stations

Business
Google

Broadcasters Not Getting Fair Compensation from Google, Facebook, Study Finds

By Michael Balderston published

BIA study finds that broadcasters are losing out on around $2 billion annually

Amazon Fire TV news app

Amazon Fire TV Now Offering 88 Local News Stations

By Michael Balderston published

Amazon had an initial goal of hitting 90 stations in 2021

Amazon Fire TV local news

Amazon Fire TV Adds Local News Stations

By Michael Balderston published

Local stations in 12 cities now available, expected to expand to 90 in 2021

U.S. Capitol

Minority Report: Big Tech Threatens Local News

By John Eggerton published

Suggests Congress needs to step in to help broadcast, print

Regulatory and Standards
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Local News Production Increases Following Mergers, Study Shows

By Michael Balderston published

Study takes a close look at Gray TV markets to gauge consolidation impact

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Local News, Linear TV See Resurgence During COVID-19, Says Survey

By Phil Kurz published

A new SmithGeiger survey reveals 82% of U.S. news consumers are watching local TV news

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