The Beats of a Town3 lesson(s)
News & Current Events · Beginner
Local & Community News
By admin · Why local news matters, how to cover city hall and the school board, and how small newsrooms stay alive: a beginner's guide to journalism that belongs to its own community.
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About this course
Local news is where democracy meets the breakfast table: the bus route, the school budget, the bakery that closed, and the neighbor who delivers meals. This classroom walks you through the craft of covering a community: why local reporting matters and what a town loses without it, how reporters cover city council and school board meetings, how engagement turns readers into participants, the discipline of hyperlocal beats, the economics that keep small newsrooms alive, and how profiles turn neighbors into stories. You finish with the habits and tools to report on the place where you actually live.
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The Craft and the Business3 lesson(s)