Start with place.
National and state decisions shape local life. Geography connects those stories without losing what makes a community distinct.
Publishing for a shared world
Good reporting.
Common ground.
A clearer picture of the places we share. Common Publishing is building news services for the newsrooms that serve them—and the people who call them home.
Meet CommonNational perspective.State context.Local understanding.
Our products / One common purpose
One publishing idea.
Two ways to serve.
Useful reporting should travel well: into a community newsroom’s coverage and into a reader’s day. Common Newswire serves newsrooms. Common Newsroom is bringing that idea to a consumer app.
01 / For state & community newsrooms
More of the picture.
For your newsroom.
A reporting and distribution service for subscribing state, local and community newsrooms. Find coverage by geography, understand its terms, and bring useful reporting to your audience.
Explore Common NewswireNationalThe wider picture
StateDecisions with reach
MetroCommunities connected
LocalLife where you are
Coverage varies by market and subscriber access
02 / For readers
Your place.
Your daily paper.
A consumer news app being developed for iPhone. A shared front page, personal relevance, full reporting and a finite edition you can finish.
Meet Common NewsroomThe Common approach
Keep the reporting close.
Let understanding travel.
Show the work.
Sources, reporting credits and visible corrections belong in the experience. Trust needs context, not just a headline.
Respect the reader.
Useful information, clear choices and an honest end to the daily edition. The rest of the day is theirs.
Let’s find common ground
For the places
you care about.
Working in a state or community newsroom? Interested in the reader app? We’d like to hear from you.
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