In Haverhill, from a newspaper war to a “news desert”
Haverhill’s historic shoe district Banyan Project founder Tom Stites refers to Haverhill and cities like it as “news deserts” — that is, as communities so underserved by local journalism that...
View ArticleHaverhill Matters moves closer to reality
The Bradford Bridge, looking north toward downtown Haverhill This article appeared earlier at the Nieman Journalism Lab. It was as incongruous a situation as I could imagine. Friday, April 19, was one...
View ArticleBook notes and upcoming appearances
Christine Stuart and me at last Thursday’s book event in New Haven. Stuart, who runs the online news service CT News Junkie along with her husband, Doug Hardy, was the first person I interviewed for...
View ArticleAssessing Haverhill’s media (I): Newspapers
Haverhill Gazette building in 1919 Later this year the Banyan Project is scheduled to roll out its first cooperatively owned news site in the city of Haverhill, to be called Haverhill Matters. Banyan...
View ArticleAssessing Haverhill’s media (II): Radio
Tim Coco at the John Greenleaf Whittier Birthplace Later this year the Banyan Project is scheduled to roll out its first cooperatively owned news site in the city of Haverhill, to be called Haverhill...
View ArticleAssessing Haverhill’s media (III): Public access
Darlene Beal, executive director of Haverhill Community Television Later this year the Banyan Project is scheduled to roll out its first cooperatively owned news site in the city of Haverhill, to be...
View ArticleNew Haven Independent seeks to build community radio station
This article was previously published by the Nieman Journalism Lab. The New Haven Independent, which launched eight years ago amid the first wave of online-only community news sites, may soon expand...
View ArticleThinking about the future of local journalism
Recently I had a chance to interview three smart people about the future of local journalism: Josh Stearns, director of journalism and sustainability at the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, who is...
View ArticleCommunity radio gets a boost in Haverhill
The FCC has approved a low-power FM (LPFM) broadcasting license for WHAV of Haverhill, according to an announcement on the station’s website. Congratulations to Tim Coco, who has worked tirelessly to...
View ArticleNews deserts spread as optimism over online local journalism fades away
When I began my research for “The Wired City” in 2009, I was optimistic that a new generation of online-only community news sites would rise to fill in at least some of the gaps left behind by...
View ArticleA local news experiment in Haverhill may fall victim to economic woes
Tim Coco in the WHAV studio. Photo (cc) 2014 by Dan Kennedy. Previously published at WGBHNews.org. At a time when local news is in danger of being snuffed out by corporate chain ownership, WHAV Radio...
View ArticleIn Haverhill, WHAV lives — but a long-planned co-op for news folds up shop
The Haverhill riverfront. Photo (cc) 2008 by Fletcher6. For some years now, Haverhill, a city north of Boston, has been the home of two innovative local-news projects. One, WHAV Radio, ran into...
View ArticleIn Haverhill, from a newspaper war to a “news desert”
Haverhill’s historic shoe district Banyan Project founder Tom Stites refers to Haverhill and cities like it as “news deserts” — that is, as communities so underserved by local journalism that...
View ArticleHaverhill Matters moves closer to reality
The Bradford Bridge, looking north toward downtown Haverhill This article appeared earlier at the Nieman Journalism Lab. It was as incongruous a situation as I could imagine. Friday, April 19, was one...
View ArticleWHAV Radio takes note of the 200th anniversary of The Haverhill Gazette
The Haverhill Gazette in the early 1900s. Photo via WHAV. The Haverhill Gazette marked its 200th anniversary in 2021, and WHAV Radio has taken note of the occasion in a lengthy tribute. The Gazette, an...
View ArticleTim Coco of WHAV tells us how hyperlocal radio can serve a community
Tim Coco In this week’s “What Works” podcast, Ellen Clegg and I talk with Tim Coco, president and general manager of Public Media of New England. Coco is known for his work as a journalist and...
View ArticleWHAV Radio takes note of the 200th anniversary of The Haverhill Gazette
The Haverhill Gazette in the early 1900s. Photo via WHAV. The Haverhill Gazette marked its 200th anniversary in 2021, and WHAV Radio has taken note of the occasion in a lengthy tribute. The Gazette, an...
View ArticleTim Coco of WHAV tells us how hyperlocal radio can serve a community
Tim Coco In this week’s “What Works” podcast, Ellen Clegg and I talk with Tim Coco, president and general manager of Public Media of New England. Coco is known for his work as a journalist and...
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