Sunday, June 23, 2024 10:00 AM The Local Journalism Project, the non-profit affiliate of The Provincetown Independent newspaper, provides financial support and training to aspiring reporters in their first two years in the field. Join us this Sunday for a talk by Janet Lesniak to learn how the Project is instilling the principles and practices of community reporting in the next generation of journalists. All are welcome. Janet Lesniak is the past Executive Director of Wellfleet Preservation Hall and an … Continue reading 23 Jun 2024: The Local Journalism Project

Program for Sunday March 8, 2020 The news about the plight of local journalism is alarming. The losses to civic life, community, and democracy that come with the shuttering of so many papers is real. But there is a part of the story that is under-reported. Many local papers in communities that have reasonably vibrant economies are succeeding. And there is a movement going on across the country to rebuild local journalism, too. Teresa Parker, publisher of the Provincetown Independent … Continue reading 8 Mar 2020: “Is There Hope for Local Newspapers?” with Teresa Parker and Ed Miller