Mark Glaser

@mediatwit

Advisor + Consultant supporting local news for , and , founder of , newish New Mexican

Santa Fe
Joined May 2007

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  1. Retweeted
    Sep 10

    Have newsroom cuts forced you to cut back on covering the beats you'd like to? can help you grow your local newsroom and expand your coverage. But time is running out! Learn more:

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  2. Sep 10

    Looks like a great event next Tuesday from ! The View From Here: Community Journalism in Phoenix

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  3. Sep 2

    Fantastic news ecosystem report of Southern New Mexico from . Biggest need is Spanish language news, conspicuously missing from a region that has so many Spanish speakers.

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  4. Sep 2
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  5. Aug 25

    Interesting to see how will pull off the hybrid Insights conference, with "physical distancing... during networking time." It will be harder than ever to hear people during parties, now distanced and masked ;-)

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  6. Aug 25

    A combination of foundation grants, major donors and small donors have given local news publishers a lifeline during the pandemic, with philanthropy becoming a new and stable revenue stream (though not a savior!) /7

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  7. Aug 25

    And finally helped local newsrooms raise $23,500 on average per reporter, up from $14,593 in 2019 - with a $10 million philanthropic impact of national and local funding. /6

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  8. Aug 25

    Plus, and helped 16 for-profit local news publishers raise $4.5 million last year with the Lab for Journalism Funding. /5

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  9. Aug 25

    And found that in 2009, community foundations gave just $2.6 million to journalism, news and information. That rose to a cumulative $124 million given since 2009. /4

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  10. Aug 25

    And those nonprofit newsrooms have seen a big uptick in donations and grants, especially during the end-of-year matching campaign, which helped hundreds of newsrooms raise more than $47 million last year. /3

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  11. Aug 25

    The latest Index found that a total of 33 local nonprofit news outlets launched in 2018–2020, including 11 during the COVID crisis in 2020. Local nonprofit outlets now operate in 29 states. /2

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  12. Aug 25

    It feels like philanthropy has become a growing revenue stream for local news orgs, both nonprofit and for-profit. In my latest story for I looked at some research reports that confirm the trend. /1

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  13. Aug 23

    Philanthropy has helped stabilize the business model of local newsrooms— nonprofit and for-profit — over the past year, with leading the way, helping hundreds of nonprofit newsrooms raise $47 million last year. My latest story for .

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  14. Retweeted
    Aug 12

    Hello Journalists of New Mexico! KUNM, 89.9fm in Albuquerque seeks an on-air news host and radio reporter. For best consideration apply by August 26th.

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  15. Aug 10

    Vote for my panel so I can talk about local news at the next conference!

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  17. Jul 27

    It's been great getting to know this group of grantees this year as part of the Local News Revenue Initiative, and especially gratifying to help smaller newsrooms in rural areas. /7

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  18. Jul 27

    Finally, not related to events, I want to heap praise on the work of the Hidalgo County Herald, helping to uncover a police corruption scandal and more in Lordsburg, NM. /6

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  19. Jul 27

    And is planning a fundraiser at a Santa Fe gallery in September, with a focus on photography. /5

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  20. Jul 27

    The in Edgewood, NM, is planning an open house at their office with an art show and panel next month. /4

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