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Rebuild Local News
A nonpartisan, nonprofit coalition developing and advancing policies designed to strengthen local news.
About Rebuild Local News
Rebuild Local News is the leading nonpartisan, nonprofit coalition developing and advancing effective public policies designed to strengthen local 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.
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Signals from Rebuild Local News
6 published signals
Research & Knowledge
Rebuild Local News published a study analyzing the influencer content on New Jersey local news outlets, finding that about half of posts were highly specific to New Jersey and that most of them overlap with community-level reporting.
Reported by Steven Waldman
Research & Knowledge
Rebuild Local News published an article in the August 2026 issue of The Press Advocate discussing California’s supermajority passage of the Community NEWS Act, new global evidence linking a free press to community safety and economic resilience, and legal fights over ad taxes.
Reported by Rebuild Local News
Presence & Recognition
Rebuild Local News featured Axios's Sara Fischer discussing the California bill and its meaning.
Reported by Steven Waldman
Legal & Regulatory
Rebuild Local News reports that Assemblymember Christopher Ward's Community NEWS Act (AB 2222) passed out of the California Legislature with supermajority support in both chambers.
Reported by Rebuild Local News
Legal & Regulatory
Rebuild Local News reported that the California Senate advanced the Community NEWS Act (AB 2222) last night, moving a bill that would create journalist employment credits to help local newsrooms strengthen and expand essential community coverage.
Reported by Rebuild Local News
Presence & Recognition
Rebuild Local News reported that the California Senate voted 29-10 for the Community NEWS Act, which went to Gov. Newsom for a final vote.
Reported by Steven Waldman