It’s time to talk about effective funding practices in local news.
What I wish local-news funders understood.
Got no time to train new reporters? Check this out.
You can outsource critical training if you’ve got access to Earn Your Press Pass.
Friendly Fire: The Hidden Killer of Local News
"One particularly nefarious case of friendly fire involves colleges and universities."
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Meet the gang.
Get your cub reporters serious mentorship. For free.
Thanks to Pro News Coaches, “She's getting an education out of Michael that wasn't available to her in J-school.”
AJP’s JPMorgan Chase win merits a second (skeptical) look.
American Journalism Project lands a new funder and loses sight of its purpose.
Local New Blues Updates: Medill Map Morphs, Press Forward Responds, AP Busts In
Catch up with your coffee.
A Gut Punch Leads to a Newsroom Policy Manual – And Some Soul-Searching, Too
Steal this to prevent drinking.
We can’t reform our nonprofit news organizations if we’re broke.
What Erika Owens gets wrong in her “socialist” proposal.
Publishers loved Press Forward’s grant coaches – but report the app process was unfair in two big ways.
Did you get the rubric in time?
PSA: The Medill Map People Are Taking Corrections
Finally.
Why You Should Launch an “AUA”
Oh, dip! (No, really.)