Our mission is to empower Lakeland residents to become more engaged with their community by providing people with freely accessible news and information they need about our city. Our tools are reporting and knowledgeable curation:
Reporting – Our reporting revolves around efforts to make Lakeland a more livable community. Curation – We scour news sites and social media for credible and important
information about Lakeland. OUR ORGANIZATION
Lkdlnow.com is overseen by a nonprofit organization, Linking Community Now Inc. Vision: A sustainable model of non-profit public service journalism that provides open access to local news and community information across digital platforms. Mission: To educate community members and cultivate civic engagement by reporting and curating local news and community information in an accessible, user-friendly digital format. OUR FOUNDER
Lkldnow.com was founded by Barry Friedman, who has spent most of his career curating news for residents of Lakeland and Polk County. Barry founded theledger.com and guided its growth for 19 years. In various editing positions, he oversaw every department in The Ledger newsroom except Sports. His current passion is figuring out how to preserve engaging and impactful community journalism in the age of social media. WHERE TO FIND US
We love our Facebook readers, but there’s a lot more Lakeland news on our website: www.LkldNow.com. You can also follow us on instagram.com/lkldnow.
