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Founded to help make local news more sustainable in small- to mid-sized communities, The Compass Experiment is now being dismantled by one of the largest newspaper chains in the country under hedge ...

This piece was originally published by the Local Media Association. It has been republished here with permission. It’s been a busy 2020 for Mandy Jenkins. The general manager of The Compass Experiment ...

Earlier this year, Google announced a project to help revive local news in areas around the United States. Today, Google has officially announced that Youngstown, Ohio, will be the first city to ...

Bring on the experimentation. Especially in Youngstown. That's the spirit of things now in the hard-hit world of local news, where the pending closure of the (Youngstown) Vindicator is leading to some ...