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The Ad Inventory That Learned to Pay Reporters
Nearly 400 Arizona media brands trade a sliver of airtime and ad space for something no single newsroom can easily buy alone: lawyers, research, interns, statewide debates and a growing pool of reporters.
The Local Paper That Learned to Sell the Internet
Reeder Media spent decades learning who reads the local paper. Then it turned that trust, distribution, and newsroom muscle into a marketing agency for the businesses down the street.
Sierra Star lost the paper. The local story goes on.
Oakhurst’s newspaper traded its front office for remote work, then its weekly print edition for the web. Its history shows what a mountain community asks of a local news business.
Jasmyn Rowley Turned Local Attention Into a Habit of Giving
At Village Media, Jasmyn Rowley has spent more than a decade proving that audience growth and community care can reinforce each other - one newsletter signup, one local partnership and one well-timed surprise at a time.
Village Media Found a Business Model for Local News - Then Built a Town Around It
The Canadian publisher turned free reporting, shared software, local sales and civic participation into one repeatable system. A new US expansion will test whether the playbook travels.