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Jim Friedlich

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Exec Director & CEO of The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. WSJ Alum. Dartmouth, Wesleyan, Stanford
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In this year of milestones for Pennsylvania, let’s forge another first: a statewide law promoting a local news revival

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By Jim Friedlich
| The Philadelphia Inquirer
The residents of Pittsburgh are appropriately focused on what to do about the announced closure of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — but the real story is bigger than any single newspaper. Across Pennsylvania, communities are losing access to reliable local news, and the consequences are deeply felt. Thursday is Local News Day, a national moment to recognize the essential role local journalism plays in our communities. In Pennsylvania, it should be a call to act.
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Provocations from the 2026 Local News Summit: Can local news meet the moment? A resounding ‘maybe.’

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By Jim Friedlich, Vivian Schiller
| The Lenfest Institute
Program This year’s conference questioned how effectively local news leaders are responding to fundamental changes in AI technology, shifting news habits, and societal upheaval This essay is part of a series on the 2026 Lenfest Institute-Aspen Digital Local News Summit, an annual convening of the country’s leading journalists, publishers, funders, news creators, and other industry professionals. The national and international news media have descended on Minneapolis over the past few weeks.
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Can Pittsburgh save its newspaper? | Opinion Original

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By Jim Friedlich
| The Seattle Times
After the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced plans to close, colleagues asked me what could be done to rescue the paper. Recent local news investments in Philadelphia and Baltimore may provide an answer. Pennsylvaniaʼs two largest cities have more in common politically, demographically and economically with one another than with the rest of the commonwealth.
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