This panel will explore lessons learned from the perspective of four local news sites covering a diverse group of communities, how they’ve handled reporting on the coronavirus while managing shifts in advertising revenue.
The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated more than any recent event that local news is essential infrastructure in our communities. While the pandemic is global, it has impacted local communities in very different ways. Equally, this crisis has further exposed the challenges local news operations are facing, with many outlets across the country cutting back on staff and costs.
This panel will explore lessons learned from the perspective of four local news sites covering a diverse group of communities, how they’ve handled reporting on the coronavirus while managing shifts in advertising revenue.
Suggested Speaker(s)
- Michael Shapiro
Publisher and CEO, TAPinto