{
  "dataset": "Nexcom Local News Index",
  "edition": "2026-07",
  "generated": "2026-07-18T21:58:50Z",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "cite_as": "Nexcom Local News Index, 2026-07 edition. Nexcom Media. https://nexcom.media/local-news-index (CC BY 4.0)",
  "source": "https://nexcom.media/local-news-index",
  "methodology": "https://nexcom.media/local-news-index/methodology",
  "disclosure": "Measures only outlets Nexcom Media tracks via RSS; not a census of all local news. Nexcom operates a newsroom in every market measured. Topic labels are keyword-classifier output, not human review.",
  "market": {
    "market_id": "minneapolis-mn",
    "city": "Minneapolis",
    "state": "MN",
    "county": "Hennepin",
    "lat": 44.9778,
    "lng": -93.265,
    "publication": "The Minneapolis",
    "publication_domain": "theminneapolis.org",
    "outlets_tracked": 7,
    "outlets_by_type": {
      "gov": 1,
      "tv": 4,
      "paper": 2
    },
    "outlets": [
      {
        "name": "Google News - Hennepin County (county gov coverage)",
        "type": "gov",
        "feed_host": "news.google.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-18",
        "items_in_feed": 100,
        "markets_served": 2
      },
      {
        "name": "Sahan Journal",
        "type": "paper",
        "feed_host": "sahanjournal.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-17",
        "items_in_feed": 10,
        "markets_served": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "Star Tribune",
        "type": "paper",
        "feed_host": "startribune.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-18",
        "items_in_feed": 10,
        "markets_served": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "FOX 9 KMSP (FOX)",
        "type": "tv",
        "feed_host": "fox9.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-18",
        "items_in_feed": 25,
        "markets_served": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "KARE 11 (NBC)",
        "type": "tv",
        "feed_host": "kare11.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-18",
        "items_in_feed": 40,
        "markets_served": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)",
        "type": "tv",
        "feed_host": "kstp.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-18",
        "items_in_feed": 24,
        "markets_served": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "WCCO / CBS News Minnesota (CBS)",
        "type": "tv",
        "feed_host": "cbsnews.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-16",
        "items_in_feed": 30,
        "markets_served": 4
      }
    ],
    "articles_indexed_live": 1000,
    "articles_archived": 2954,
    "articles_total": 3954,
    "topic_sample_size": 50,
    "topic_mix_pct": {
      "local": 58,
      "safety": 34,
      "parks": 4,
      "business": 4
    },
    "most_recent_article": "2026-07-18T21:04:11.000Z",
    "feeds_tracked": 7,
    "feeds_publishing": 7,
    "feeds_inaccessible": 0,
    "feeds_multi_market": 2
  }
}