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Meet the Project C ONA26 Creator Cohort!

Meet the Project C ONA26 Creator Cohort!

From Portland to Miami to Birmingham to Phoenix, these 10 journalists are building the future of independent media — and heading to ONA26 together

Mar 6, 2026

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The news you're missing in Chicago

Feb 23, 2026

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9 min read

The news you're missing in Chicago

From 'What is this?' to 'How do we work together?'

Feb 14, 2026

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7 min read

From 'What is this?' to 'How do we work together?'

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Meet the Project C ONA26 Creator Cohort!

From Portland to Miami to Birmingham to Phoenix, these 10 journalists are building the future of independent media — and heading to ONA26 together

Mar 6, 2026

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9 min read

Liz Kelly Nelson
Liz Kelly Nelson
Meet the Project C ONA26 Creator Cohort!

The news you're missing in Chicago

How Chicago's untapped media landscape is quietly serving the city's most specific communities

Feb 23, 2026

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9 min read

Liz Kelly Nelson
Liz Kelly Nelson
The news you're missing in Chicago

From 'What is this?' to 'How do we work together?'

A year of transformation for independent creator journalism – notes from the 2026 Knight Media Forum

Feb 14, 2026

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7 min read

Liz Kelly Nelson
Liz Kelly Nelson
From 'What is this?' to 'How do we work together?'

A data-rich view of how (and what) local news is working on Substack

The trend lines of success, so far: Tiny towns, sports beats and travel guides are making independent journalism work where legacy media died (but there are still holes to fill).

Feb 11, 2026

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10 min read

justin bank
justin bank
A data-rich view of how (and what) local news is working on Substack

Indie journalists targeted in Minnesota arrests + Friday Links

More inside: NextGen News Report deets and a bomb cyclone of local weather influencers

Jan 30, 2026

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Liz Kelly Nelson
Liz Kelly Nelson
Indie journalists targeted in Minnesota arrests + Friday Links
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