Across the country, academics, journalists and researchers are mapping their state’s news and information ecosystems. Their methodologies differ, but such initiatives seek to make sense of the ...

Google on Thursday formally launched its local search service with mapping information. The company said it has merged its Google Maps with Google Local to create a service that allows users to ...

A four person start-up called UpNext has taken local search and mapping and added some very impressive twists — stepping right onto territory occupied by Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. The New York ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Over the past few years, the energy around saving and strengthening local news has amped up. State-level policies to support ...

A new report maps where local philanthropy is available to support local journalism, where it's not and where it's desperately needed. This should help advance the conversation of what must be done to ...

Community mapping programs offered through 4-H introduce young people to geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial thinking while connecting them to real community challenges. These initiatives ...