I was raised in the media rooms since the age of 21. I watched as the editors did their magic, telling stories that affected the community. It was the local pages that helped keep people connected. One thing that was drilled into my head all these years above all else speak the truth. Even if some will hate you, speak the truth.
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The Compass Experiment’s uncertain future
An earlier version of this piece was featured in the Tow Center for Digital Journalism’s weekly newsletter.
In March 2019, Craig Forman, then McClatchy’s president and CEO, announced a new partnership with Google News’ Local Experiments project. Dubbed the Compass Experiment, its goal was to create three digital-only outlets in communities with little access to local news, with help from Google as a technology and innovation partner. According to Forman’s announcement, the Compass Experiment’s local news sites would be wholly owned and operated by McClatchy, a 163-year-old, family-run company that oversees dozens of newspapers. The project was to be funded for three years through the Google News Initiative, a wide-ranging endeavor that the company started in 2018 with a pledge to invest $300 million dollars over the course of three years to aid the ailing news industry, which has seen more than 2,100 newsrooms disappear since 2
Village Media expands to U.S. with acquisition of The Longmont Leader
This marks the first owned and operated site in the United States for the Sault Ste. Marie-based company
Mar 2, 2021 4:00 PM By: Village Media
Longmont, Colorado is the site of Village Media s first owned and operated news site in the U.S.Matt Maenpaa for The Longmont Leader
Village Media, the company that operates this news site, is thrilled to announce its expansion into the U.S. with the acquisition of The Longmont Leader in Longmont, Colorado.
Village Media has been working closely as partners with The Longmont Leader team since the site was first launched as a part of The Compass Experiment in June 2020. The Leader has been operating on Village Media’s custom CMS and the two teams have been jointly working towards the goal of creating a robust local news source for the Longmont community.
McClatchy is making changes to its Compass Experiment. The effort is a local news laboratory founded by McClatchy and Google News Initiative’s Local Experiments Project.