This is a complete, alphabetized list of all the sites currently listed in the News Frontier Database. Although we have completed more than 200 entries, the NFDB is still in beta, and will be forever in the sense that we’re continuingly adding sites with no intention of stopping. (When the time comes, we’ll also be updating the information in existing entries.) The current makeup of the NFDB is by no means comprehensive. There are still many, many worthy operations to profile, and we hope that the folks in charge of those news sites will help us help the world learn about their operation by submitting, you guessed it, this survey form.
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A2Politico – Accountability journalism in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Alaska Dispatch – News and voices from the Last Frontier
All Over Albany – Conversational news, events, and culture for the New York capital region
Ars Technica – The old guard of tech news, mixing context, the long view, and a sense of humor
Aspen Journalism – Collaborative investigations for a Colorado ski town
The Austin Bulldog – An investigative reporter in the Texas capital
The Awl – NYC-based cultural witticism from two Gawker alumni
Baristanet – Conversational hyperlocal news for New Jersey’s Essex County
The Batavian – Small town news and innovation in local online advertising
The Bay Citizen – Local civic journalism in the national spotlight
The Beachwood Reporter – A belligerently informed take on Chicago media, sports, and culture
Berkeleyside – News and notes from California’s most quotable town
The Big Lead – From sports blog to corporate flagship
Birthplace Magazine – News and reviews for the NYC hip hop scene
Bleacher Report – A sports news behemoth where fans do the writing, reporting, and search engine optimization
Boise Guardian – Pugnacious reporting on Boise’s institutions
The Bold Italic – Gannett’s bold move in consumer-oriented journalism
Broward Bulldog – Nonprofit investigative journalism for Broward County, Fla.
Brownstoner – Covering (and riding) Brooklyn’s real estate wave
Buffalo Rising – A grassroots print startup hits its stride online
Burnt Orange Report – A political news blog’s move from undergraduate pursuit to progressive stalwart
Calbuzz – No-holds-barred political analysis
California Watch – A watchdog for the Golden State
CapeCodTODAY.com – A hyperlocal (and entrepreneurial) news pioneer
Capital New York – Observer vets hope to do well by being good
CaryCitizen – Proud proponents of upbeat hyperlocal news
Center For Investigative Reporting – Old-school investigative nonprofit takes to the web
Center for Public Integrity – Twenty years’ worth of investigative journalism for the public welfare
The Chicago News Cooperative – Newspaper-style journalism for the Chicagoland area
ChicagoTalks.org – Student-reported, university-based community news
ClearHealthCosts.com – Guiding consumers through the health care marketplace
CNET – The tech news and reviews pioneer
Columbus Underground – Entertainment and events coverage with a civic bent
Common Language Project – In-depth human rights reporting and multimedia storytelling
The Connecticut Mirror – Former Courant staffers step up to fill the state’s hard news gap
CountyNewsLIVE.com – A fast-growing news network for rural Missouri
Crosscut.com – Robust nonprofit local news coverage for Seattle
CTNewsJunkie – Giving the good stuff to Connecticut’s political insiders
CU-CitizenAccess – University-based reporting on poverty in central Illinois
The Dagger – Sharp local reporting for Harford County, Md.
The Daily Caller – Tucker Carlson and co.’s political reporting startup
The Daily Yonder – Local rural news on a national level. Yes, you heard right.
Dallas South News – Making the move from blog to nonprofit news site
DavidsonNews.net – Ambitious local news site for Davidson, N.C.
Deadspin – Gawker Media’s sports news success story
Delaware First Media News – Nonprofit news in text, audio, and video
DNAinfo – Hyperlocal news for Manhattan
DoD Buzz – A (mostly) one-man show reporting on the Pentagon
ecoRI – Community engagement through environmental news (and composting)
Education News Colorado – The “paper of record” for Colorado education policymaking
E&E Publishing – High-cost subscription coverage of environment and energy policy and markets
Eleven Warriors – News and commentary on Ohio State football
Engadget – Tech news the AOL way
Eugene Daily News – Sports and lifestyle news for Eugene, Oregon
Evanston Now – A hyperlocal news site holds its own in a media-saturated Chicago suburb
Factcheck.org – A consumer advocate for voters
FailedMessiah.com – News and investigations from within ultra-orthodox Judaism
Fair Warning – Consumer-oriented investigative journalism
The Faster Times – Creative revenue earning from an online publication/writers’ collective
Fayetteville Flyer – A music site that made the leap to general news
First Arkansas News – News, musings, and pre-television radio serials
FITSNews – Impolitic South Carolina political news
The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting – A pioneering bilingual investigative nonprofit
The Florida Current – Exhaustive statehouse reporting and research in the Sunshine State
The Florida Independent – Legislative watchdogging and more
The Forum – Local news for four small New Hampshire towns
Front Porch Forum – Social networking and citizen journalism in northern Vermont
Gapers Block – Chicago’s first city-wide news and culture blog
Gawker – Pioneers of Internet snark branch out toward general interest news
GazeboNews – News and “stuff” for two affluent Chicago suburbs
GigaOm – The site offers predictive technology coverage, and has itself been a leader in earning web revenue
GlobalPost – A new news agency helping to fill the gaps in foreign reporting
Gotham Gazette – Detailed reporting on New York City governance
Gothamist – A pioneer of the city blog format
GothamSchools – Original reporting on the largest school system in the country
Great Lakes Echo – Sharp science news with a sense of humor
Grist – Irreverent online environmental magazine offers in-depth reporting with “secret sauce”
HealthNewsReview.org – A watchdog for health care journalism
The Heavy Table – Food journalism and criticism for the upper Midwest
Hispanic Nashville – News for a community within a community
Hollywood Elsewhere – One man channeling a “daily stream-of-Hollywood-consciousness”
Honolulu Civil Beat – A journalistic “civic square” in the Aloha State
The Huffington Post – The online news behemoth grows up
IGN – The web’s definitive video game press
indieWIRE – Independent film news for fans, filmmakers, and insiders
Inner City Press – A one-man show reporting on the United Nations
Innovation Trail – Public radio takes to the web to cover upstate New York’s transitioning economy
InsideClimate News – Environment news and investigations
Inside the Hall – The go-to site for Hoosier basketball fanatics
Inside Facebook – Data-heavy news and analysis of the Internet’s hottest property
Intersections South Los Angeles – USC students report on their neighboring communities
Investigate West – Investigative journalism for the Pacific Northwest
Investigative Reporting Workshop – Multimedia reporting in a university setting
The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism – Investigative reporting for the Hawkeye State
The Iowa Independent – An early member of the American Independent News Network, all grown up
The Iowa Republican – Reporting-heavy partisan news
Issue Media Group – A network of feel-good local business news sites
The Ithaca Independent – One man among the gorges
Jersey City Independent – Eye-opening alternative news for a bedroom community on the Hudson
Journal Watchdog – A print startup’s bold online muckracking operation
The Lens – Investigative reporting on The Big Easy
Lexington Commons – A voice for Lexington’s nonprofit organizations
LiveScience – Science news at light speed
LocallyGrownNews.com – A network of news sites devoted to local food coverage
The Locust Fork News-Journal – A one-man purveyor of mobile journalism performance art
The Lo-Down – News for New York’s Lower East Side
The Los Angeles Review of Books – A one-man purveyor of mobile journalism performance art
LymeLine – Hyperlocal news for two small Connecticut towns
Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting – Filling the reporting gap in Maine’s state capital
The Manomet Current – Hyperlocal news for two Plymouth, Mass. townships
MediaStorm – Multimedia outlet meets production house
Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting – A one-man investigative unit in the heartland
MinnPost – The Twin Cities startup is seeking loyal readers for hard news
My Edmonds News – A burgeoning news source and business in the Seattle suburbs
MyEugene – Community news and citizen journalism for Oregon’s second city
MyVeronaNJ.com – Wide-ranging hyperlocal news for a New York City suburb
The Natomas Buzz – Hyperlocal news for a Sacramento, Calif. community
NEast Philly – Neighborhood news for working-class Philadelphia
Nebraska Watchdog – Think tank-funded investigations for the Cornhusker State
Neighborhood Notes – Hyperlocal news and advertising in Portland, Oregon
Neon Tommy – A student-run news site with a national reputation
Nevada News Bureau – Think tank-funded statehouse news for the Battle Born State
New America Media – A news wire (and much more) for America’s ethnic press
New England Center for Investigative Reporting – Hard-hitting investigations in and around the Boston area
New Hampshire Watchdog – Long-term investigations, libertarian style
New Haven Independent – Connecticut-based leader in nonprofit community news
New West – News, analysis, and culture reporting for the Rocky Mountain region
NewsOne – Original and aggregated national news for black America
The News Outlet – College students report local news for northeastern Ohio
NJ Spotlight – Trenton’s statehouse startup
NMPolitics.net – State politics from southern New Mexico
Noozhawk – Reporting (and financing) the news in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Oakland Local – Susan Mernit & co. cover their corner of the Bay
Obit Magazine – Making the most of the dead beat
Ocean Beach Bulletin – Hyperlocal news for San Francisco’s western edge
Oklahoma Watch – An investigative nonprofit for the Sooner State
Open Media Boston – Boston news and progressive commentary
OpenSecrets.org – Exhaustive reporting on money in politics
Oswego County Today – An early online news source by a mayor-turned-newsman
Ozarks Unbound – One man (and three contributors) in the wide world of northwest Arkansas
paidContent – Covering the business of digital media since 2002
PatersonPress.com – Hard news meets hyperlocal in Paterson, N.J.
Peach Pundit – Conservative local political commentary from the founders of RedState
Pegasus News – News, entertainment, and local information for the Dallas-Fort Worth area
Philadelphia Neighborhoods – Award-winning student journalism from Temple University
Pitchfork – The prolific online music reviewer/kingmaker
Plains Daily – Right-leaning reporting for North Dakota
Planet Princeton – One reporter goes from freelance to Facebook to hyperlocal
PlanPhilly – Reporting on urban planning and Philadelphia’s changing neighborhoods
Plunderbund – Ohio state politics from a progressive point of view
Politico – The site that defined the twenty-four-hour news cycle
PopMatters – Pop culture criticism with an academic bent
Portland Afoot – Portland-based transportation advocacy
ThePortlander – Portland-centric news with a casual flair
The Post – Social media gurus of South Dakota
Prairie Village Post – Hyperlocal news for three small Kansas City suburbs
Prince of Petworth – Purveyor of D.C. local news and oddities
Progress Illinois – A labor-backed site providing original news and analysis beyond the mainstream
ProPublica – The web’s best-known muckraker
Publicola – Extensive political coverage for Seattle and Washington state
Quorum Report – A pioneer in niche online coverage, reporting on Texas politics since 1998
The Rapidian – Grand Rapids-based citizen journalism
Remapping Debate – An NYC-based site that seeks to throw a wrench in conventional wisdom on public policy
Republic Tiger Sports – Extensive sports coverage for a school district in Missouri
Rio Grande Guardian – An online-only news source for South Texas
Rocky Mountain Investigative News Network – Investigative journalism with statewide import and local impact
The Root – A strong online presence for the African American press
Rust Wire – Reporting on urban and social issues in the Rust Belt
RVANews – Richmond’s online-only news source
The Sacramento Press – An ad network helps pay the bills for local news
The Saginaw Valley Journal – A for-profit campus news source
The St. Louis Beacon – News that matters for St. Louis
Salon – The general interest online magazine has learned to get specific
The San Francisco Appeal – An online newspaper for the Bay Area
SanFranPreps.com – Exhaustive high school sports reporting for San Francisco
The Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University – The first university-based investigative nonprofit
Seattle PostGlobe – Seattle-centric reporting and aggregation, and a place for former Post-Intelligencer staffers to practice their craft (DEFUNCT
Silicon Prairie News – A home on the range for Midwest tech coverage
Slant – Omnivorous pop culture criticism
Slate – The Internet’s old guard general interest publication has never slowed down
Small Wars Journal – An information hub and blogging network for some of the biggest names in military thought
Solutions – Colorado’s source for health policy reporting and discussion
SomervilleToday.com – Hyperlocal news for a small town in New Jersey
Sports Gab Network – A network of over seventy sports blogs with a special focus on the NFL
StarkvilleNow.com – Local news and aggregation for a college town in Mississippi
Stateline.org – Filling a reporting vacuum at statehouses nationwide
Street Fight – A news source for the burgeoning hyperlocal industry
Streetsblog – Public transportation reporters/advocates in NYC, DC, LA, and SF
Summit County Citizens Voice – Local news and environment coverage for Summit County, Colo.
Talking Points Memo – The pioneer of web-based political journalism
TBD – D.C. arts, culture, and events listings from a once-anointed champion of the local web
TechCrunch – The tech startup news news startup
Technically Philly – Detailed coverage of the Philadelphia tech scene
The Texas Tribune – Political reporting and investigations for the Lone Star State
Texas Watchdog – A government watchdog for the Lone Star State
Theme Park Insider – News and reviews for theme park enthusiasts
This Land Press – Place-based literary journalism in and about Oklahoma
Tucson Sentinel – Continuing an underdog media legacy in Tucson
Twin Cities Daily Planet – Citizen-powered local news for Minneapolis and St. Paul
Universal Hub – A wicked smart Boston hyperlocal
Urban Milwaukee – Reporting and advocacy on urban issues in the Cream City
UtahPolicy.com – Political news for Beehive State political insiders
Village Soup – A small media chain blends print and digital local journalism
VTDigger.org – Deep coverage for the Green Mountain State
voiceofsandiego.org – A nonprofit news innovator in Southern California
Washington Independent Review of Books – Serious-minded reviews of books across the literary spectrum
The Watchdog Institute – Investigative journalism for San Diego and beyond
Watchdog New England – A catalyst for investigative reporting in Boston and beyond
Watershed Post – News and environmental reporting for the Catskills
West Orlando News Online – Left-of-center community news for Orlando, Fla.
West Seattle Blog – Defining hyperlocal in both news and business
West Virginia Watchdog – Think tank-funded West Virginia political news and investigations
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism – Investigative reporting for the Badger State
WyoFile – Enterprise reporting for the Equality State
Yadkin Valley Sports – High school sports news for eighteen schools in central North Carolina
Yale Environment 360 – In-depth environmental news, commentary, and analysis
Y’all Politics – Extensive aggregation and commentary on Mississippi politics
YubaNet – Online news stretching the Sierras
Posted on May 2, 2012
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