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The American Press Institute’s Need to Know newsletter offers media and journalism leaders analysis of the rapid changes in the journalism industry, a curated list of must-read stories and guidance on modernizing journalism editorial and business strategies.
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Imagine what better mental health in news looks like
When it comes to challenging and changing the culture of local news organizations, we have to start with the basics by stepping back from the complexities, which can over-inundate us with so much data that it becomes impossible to move in the right direction.
Measuring Well-being
In the collective pursuit to attain business sustainability, we were losing the most important element to the business — the journalists. We, as news leaders, were also losing ourselves. This is a column on how to measure well-being for yourself and your organization. By the end, you’ll have a clear direction and quantitative ways to chart a healthy path forward for your journalists.
How the San Antonio Report developed new sources by tracking source diversity
Before her newsroom adopted Source Matters Breaking News Reporter Raquel [...]
How source tracking can help you ask for reader support
To re/build that trust it’s critical that you clearly connect your work with your mission to serve your community and be transparent about why you’re examining who shows up in your journalism.
How source tracking can help build trust with readers
One of the lessons we’ve learned by working with newsrooms is that by better representing your community’s voices in your journalism, your news organization becomes a better reflection of who your journalism serves.
Representing our diverse communities is good journalism, not DEI
In a year when the stakes are high for local and national elections, when 80 anti-DEI bills have been proposed in 28 states and when local news is in crisis, well-intentioned source tracking initiatives can come under fire. If that happens or is something your newsroom is anticipating, you can prepare for it and respond in a way that’s transparent about your work and consistent with your values.
