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June 4, 2022

COURIER’s Model Boosts Voter Turnout

COURIER and its local newsrooms in Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,Virginia, and Wisconsin were founded on the belief that fact-first, value-based, trusted local journalism can help strengthen civic…

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May 13, 2022

NRSC Chair Plan To Raise Taxes, Sunset Fed. Programs Toxic To Voters

WASHINGTON, DC — A new poll released today by COURIER and Data For Progress shows Americans of all political backgrounds overwhelmingly reject the agenda proposed by the Republican senator tasked with winning back the…

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May 3, 2022

Localizing & Contextualizing The End Of Roe V. Wade

Much has and will continue to be written about POLITICO’s bombshell report that the Supreme Court has voted to overturn landmark decision Roe v. Wade. But too often, local news outlets…

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April 29, 2022 Axios

FEC tosses case against progressive news network

The Federal Election Commission has unanimously rejected allegations that a network of progressive news sites had operated as a de facto Democratic political outfit, Axios has learned.

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April 19, 2022

Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Gov’t Involvement In Sexuality & Gender Identity, Poll Finds

WASHINGTON, DC — A new COURIER / Data For Progress poll released today shows an overwhelming majority of Americans believe the government has no place in discussions of a person’s…

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April 8, 2022

Iowa Starting Line Story Leads To Money In Teachers’ Pockets

“YOUR TEAM GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE PAID” Des Moines, IA — A story reported by COURIER outlet Iowa Starting Line (ISL) last month about teacher “thank you” bonuses being taxed by the…

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April 5, 2022

66% Of Voters Think Government Should Not Interfere In Reproductive Rights, COURIER/Data For Progress Poll Finds

WASHINGTON, DC — A New COURIER / Data For Progress poll released today shows a bipartisan majority of Americans — 66% — think the Government should not interfere in personal…

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March 28, 2022

New COURIER/Data for Progress Poll Shows ‘Putin Wing’ of the GOP Is Deeply Unpopular

NEW YORK, NY – March 28, 2022 – New polling data released from Courier Newsroom and Data for Progress shows more than three-quarters of American voters disapprove of instances when lawmakers have expressed…

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March 4, 2022

New COURIER/Data for Progress Poll Shows Americans Across All 50 States Oppose Increasing Efforts to Ban Books from Schools

NEW YORK, NY – March 4, 2022 – New York, NY — New polling data released today from Courier Newsroom and Data for Progress shows the growing efforts in Republican-led state houses…

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February 3, 2022

COURIER Grows Online Audience to 500k in Less Than One Year, Giving Sites Competitive Reach Statewide

Civic News Startup Grows Audience By Over 131% In Five Months NEW YORK, NY – February 3, 2022 – Courier Newsroom — a network of eight local newsrooms across the country…

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March 2, 2021

Courier Newsroom Announces Acquisition of Iowa Starting Line, New Vice President of Editorial

Courier Newsroom — a civic media company dedicated to bolstering local newsrooms across the country reporting on the issues most important to building more informed and engaged communities — today announced the acquisition of Iowa Starting Line. The publication has gained accolades both nationally and locally for its in-depth reporting and analysis of the Iowa Caucus and local news.

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March 2, 2021

New Data on Americans’ Attention to National News Shows Need for New Strategies to Distribute Information

Data released this week from the Knight Foundation shows fewer Americans are paying attention to national news, while attention to local and international news remained the same. The number of Americans who regularly consume national news declined between the 2020 Presidential election and December of last year.