"Drawing on global interviews with newsroom leaders, a cross-market survey of exemplary organisations, and FT Strategies’ work with more than 1,000 media businesses worldwide, the playbook identifies the core drivers that distinguish financially sustainable, community-rooted local news. It reframe ... s local news sustainability as a reinforcing cycle of relevance, engagement, revenue and organisational capacity — and offers practical guidance for publishers, funders and policymakers seeking to strengthen local journalism as a lasting civic institution." (Publisher description) more