Tag: Community Information Cooperative
How to launch an Info District
RJI fellow publishes practical guide to new model for funding community journalism.
Info District dispatch: Missing markets
Many local news deserts are “missing markets.” They have the resources to support local news and information production but lack the information, trust, and coordination to do so.
Info District dispatch: On lobbying
To pass an ordinance or petition for a referendum you need to lobby someone. The Community Information Cooperative’s 501(c)(3) incorporation means that no more than 20 percent of our budget can be spent on lobbying. At first, we saw this as a limitation.
RJI Fellow proposes news model funded and directed by the community
Fellowship to ‘set the stage’ to pilot information districts