#local-media — Public Fediverse posts

#UK #media outfit #LondonCentric are living proof of the value of #independentmedia / #localmedia: being local to #London means they can follow up on the ground the many leads of a complex & evolving story, here the #Aziz family who control a large part of commercial & residential #realestate in the capital, and essentially operate on the margins or totally outside legality, while keeping a front through their #philanthropy. This is #investigativejournalism at its best!
https://www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-criterion-capital-sadiq-khan

La Radio non sta morendo per colpa dell’auto “senza FM” o dell’ennesima diavoleria "Tech".

Sta soffrendo perché molti ricavi sono improvvisati: listini storici, sconti automatici, zero metodo.

Marketing & Sales non sono solo un reparto: sono la regia che trasforma valore in fatturato.

#Radio #Marketing #Sales #MediaBusiness
#Strategia #Pricing #Advertising #localmedia

👇 👇 Articolo FREE sul blog www.astorri.it. 📻 📻

https://www.astorri.it/la-radio-non-muore-di-ascolti-muore-di-ricavi-mal-progettati/

Getting Real News in 2025: How to Stay Informed Without Getting Overwhelmed – A DWD Report

Getting Real News in 2025: How to Stay Informed Without Getting Overwhelmed

The modern news environment can feel very exhausting. Outrage cycles, partisan labeling, AI-generated misinformation, and collapsing trust in institutions have made it harder than ever to know what is real. But reliable, fact-based journalism does still exist — and with the right approach, anyone can build a healthy “news diet” that keeps them informed without being overwhelmed.

1. Why the News Feels So Chaotic Today

• Polarization distorts everything. Even high-quality outlets get pushed into “left” or “right” boxes, making trust harder to establish. Social media is terrible to monitor for “news,”, so much garbage. Treat social media information as suspect for any truth.
• AI slop is everywhere. Fake quotes, auto-written articles, and manipulated images now circulate faster than fact-checkers can respond. It will come, note the content, and delete.
• Cable news thrives on drama. Much of it is emotional commentary, not reporting. Reliable channels like MSNOW, CNN, and few others do mix sensational with real news. Some will be on point. Use discretion in their over-the-top calls, crisis time, etc.
• Opinion is often mistaken for journalism. Lines blur, and audiences are left to sort fact from spin on their own. Sadly, the truth today. You must be your own filter, as best you can.

2. A Better Way: Build a Balanced “News Diet”

No single outlet is perfect. A mix of professional, edited, fact-checked sources offers the best clarity. Here’s one recommended way to stay with solid sources. Choose free when you can to follow sources. Limit any “paid” sources to a few trustworthy sources.

Reliable Baseline Reporting (Calm, Fact-Based)

• Associated Press (AP News)
• Reuters
• The Christian Science Monitor

Depth, Context & Investigations

• The Washington Post
• The Wall Street Journal (News Division)
• USA Today

Public Broadcasting (High-Trust Journalism)

• NPR
• PBS NewsHour

3. Smart Habits for Navigating Today’s News

1. Choose 1–2 daily “anchor” sources. AP, Reuters, or NPR offer a stable foundation.
2. Add a couple of depth or investigation sources. WaPo, WSJ, PBS provide analysis without sensationalism.
3. Follow at least one local or regional outlet. Local journalism keeps you connected to lived reality. Your local news tv stations, newspapers, local journals or sites for your area.
4. Treat social media as unverified. Screenshots and viral posts are the most common vectors of misinformation. Major point. Much of social media is clearly unreliable, and tons of it. Very little general posts have much “news,” or value. Treat as suspect, until verified elsewhere.
5. Double-check anything shocking. If AP or Reuters has not reported it, pause before believing or sharing. Pause, reflect, does this sound wonky? 🙂

4. Avoiding AI-Generated Misinformation

AI tools have dramatically increased low-quality, misleading content. Protect yourself by:

• Favoring outlets with real editors and named journalists.
• Verifying quotes, sources, and documents independently.
• Avoiding screenshot-based “news” as primary evidence.
• Subscribing to human-curated newsletters, including:
  • NPR Newsletters
  • Washington Post “The 7”
  • Reuters World News Newsletter

Editor’s Note: This is one-way to set up your news and sources for less noise, more value. Keep your eye on problem posts, social media, even your vetted sources. Stuff slips through, watch and act to dismiss or ignore those with “warning signs.” Looks like made-up, garbage, reposted a ton, and so on. Use your smarts now, and stay in the know. –DrWeb. Leave me your questions or responses in the comments, and good news in your future.

5. Podcasts Worth Following

• NPR Up First
• PBS NewsHour (Audio)
• Reuters World News Podcast
• The Journal (WSJ)

MLA-Style Bibliography

Associated Press. AP News, https://apnews.com.

Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor, https://www.csmonitor.com.

National Public Radio. NPR, https://www.npr.org.

PBS NewsHour. PBS NewsHour, https://www.pbs.org/newshour.

Reuters. Reuters, https://www.reuters.com.

USA Today. USA Today, https://www.usatoday.com.

The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal, https://www.wsj.com.

The Washington Post. The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com.

“Up First.” NPR Podcasts, https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510318/up-first.

“The Journal.” The Wall Street Journal Podcasts, https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal.

Reuters World News Podcast. Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/world/world-news-podcast-2023-05-22/.

#AISlop #Baseline #CableNews #DonTGetOverwhelmed #DrWebSDomain #Investigations #Journalism #Journalists #Left #LocalMedia #NewsDiet #NPR #OpinionNotJournalism #PBSNewsHour #PublicBroadcasting #RealNews #Report #Right #StayInformed #TrueFacts

https://georgefeola.io/how-to-pitch-holiday-open-houses-your-clients-love/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=holiday_open_house_pitch_2025&utm_content=mastodon_post #HolidayOpenHouse #RealEstateMarketing #MediaSales #LocalMedia #HolidayMarketing #DigitalMarketing

Le journal Metro de retour ! c'était annoncé, voici qu'avec les élections municipales, le journal reprend vie (de fait, il y a des articles datant du mois d'octobre, je n'avais pas repéré).

À voir quelle sera la ligne éditoriale, à l'heure où l'IA est annoncée comme étant sollicitée pour contribuer à la préparation de certains articles 🤖 .
Reste que l'info locale est précieuse...

#media #localmedia #montreal #quebec #infolocale #arrondissements #quartier #proximite

https://journalmetro.com/

For a local business, local digital media isn't just marketing—it's how you get found. It's not about reaching everyone, but about reaching the right people in your community who are searching for you right now.

WebHeads United's guide covers the essentials:

Local SEO (GMB!)

Hyperlocal Social Media

Targeted Paid Ads

Learn how to own your local market: https://webheadsunited.com/what-local-digital-media-guide-local-business/

#LocalBusiness #LocalSEO #DigitalMarketing #SmallBiz #LocalMedia #Fediverse

@LGBTQNation

Headline: Readers are flocking to local LGBTQ+ media. But funding is running away.

"A first-of-its-kind report assessing the current state of local LGBTQ+ media outlets shows how the current administration is impacting their ability to tell queer stories.

"The LGBTQ+ Media Mapping Project – co-authored by legendary Chicago journalist Tracy Baim, co-founder of the Windy City Times – presents a variety of data on everything from the annual budget of local LGBTQ+ publications to the number of freelancers versus full-time workers utilized. But the most powerful findings came from the focus groups, who shared anecdotes on the fear and loss brought on by the federal government’s crusade against DEI.

“The focus groups were held less than two months into the new presidential administration, but outlets were already feeling the effects of an anti-LGBTQ+ backlash that preceded the current federal leadership,” the report explains.

"While advertisers and sponsors had already begun to pull back, the actions increased due to the executive orders targeting DEI."

#LGBTQ #LGBTQPlus #Journalism #Media #LocalMedia

URL for article in case thumbnail is not displaying:
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/readers-are-flocking-to-local-lgbtq-media-but-funding-is-running-away/

Enough is enough.

I am glad to see one of the #Bristol #LocalMedia outlets taking such a public name-and-shame stance against all forms of #bigotry.

Too often platforms shy away from this. Which only lets the perpetrators think it is acceptable.

No more. Name and shame.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/news-opinion/enough-enough-wont-stand-having-10357692

And frankly I think $1.99 is a very reasonable fee for reading all the articles you can read for 24 hours.

#LocalMedia

@GottaLaff @tinkb333 Thank you. Wow. Terrible. I hope he gets fired, but in this administration those are job qualifications. I love the @TexasObserver As I remember it, he paper almost went under a few years ago but was saved by its staff and huge public support. I subscribe (it’s very inexpensive) and encourage others to also. We need #localmedia to do this kind of excellent #Investigative_journalism. EDIT: I just noticed this Yahoo article is from FEB. 2025.

Thanks for the new issue of #WestEndPhoenix Dave and crew! #LocalMedia #LocalPrint #Toronto #CommunityNews (They're only on big tech social media hope that changes soon)

Press freedom is fine. Press independence, particularly for local media, is better. I'm supporting a business intern at two weekly newspapers in Iowa to help make that happen.

#PressFreedom #PressIndependence #LocalMedia #Iowa #Internship

https://technewslit.com/explores/explores20250101.html

very good @simondowens interview with Block Club Chicago’s Stephanie Lulay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcXg63iSTH8

#BlockClubChicago #journalism #localJournalism #localMedia #nonprofit #nonprofitMedia

Earlier this month we submitted a response to the Ofcom Review of Local Media in the UK. You can read the full text of the response on our blog - credit to our member Rob Watson of Decentered Media for putting the response together.

#Ofcom #localmedia

https://bettermedia.uk/2024/09/12/response-to-ofcoms-local-media-review/

👋 ICYMI #LegacyMedia, not only doesn’t #HarrisWalz owe you ANY interviews (especially as you continue to #BothSides #Fascism), they are actually adapting to the new (though now old) #media landscape—you should try it.

Only thing I’d recommend, if not doing it already, is for Harris/Walz to grant #LocalMedia (especially #IndiePress, especially in #BattlegroundStates), special, substantive access/#interviews.

Let #MSM follow/credit THOSE local media outlets/bylines 🤗

https://www.newsweek.com/genius-behind-kamala-harris-social-media-stragey-1937955

the Decline of #LocalMedia is a Security Risk — not just in the US but everywhere https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2024/08/why-the-decline-of-local-media-could-be-a-security.html
#journalism #LocalKnowledge #media #news

Dr. Laura Keyes - Mayoral election special in the Limerick Post:

#Limerick #LimerickMayor2024 #LimerickMayor #LimerickCounty #LimerickCity #LimerickElections #Ireland #Democracy #PeopleCentredDesign #UniversalDesign #Accessibility #LocalMedia #Irish #IrishElections #IrishElections2024