Rebuild Local News

Who We Are

Rebuild Local News is the leading nonpartisan, nonprofit coalition developing and advancing effective public policies designed to strengthen community news and information. Our broad-based organization brings together the largest alliance of local publishers, labor unions, civic organizations and newsrooms representing both rural and urban communities. Together, these 55 organizations represent over 3,000 newsrooms and 15,000 journalists working together to revive local news.

We believe that while public policy is not the only piece of the puzzle, it can and must play a crucial role. Such policies should be crafted to be First Amendment–friendly and designed with a clear focus on safeguarding editorial independence, ensuring the local news landscape can provide communities with the robust, reliable information they need to stay informed and engaged.

What We Do

  
Policy Development: Create effective public policies designed to empower and sustain local newsrooms.
  
Advocacy & Mobilization: Drive widespread support for these policies by rallying diverse groups to take action.
  
Research: Gather data and analyze industry challenges to craft evidence-based policies that revitalize local news.

Our Resources & Tools

  
The Crisis: A look at the local news crisis, highlighting the industry’s decline and the growing harm to communities’ access to trustworthy information.
  
Policy Menu: A comprehensive menu of state and local policy tools that outlines every proposal in our toolkit for strengthening community news and information.
  
State Activity Tracker: A nationwide tracker that monitors state and local policy activity aligned with our Policy Menu.
  
Model Laws: A set of model bills and toolkits that help state legislators, news leaders and advocates replicate proven policy solutions across the country.
  
The Latest: A central hub for our latest work, including testimonies, press releases, policy briefs, policy papers, and other legislative updates.

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