Solving For the Future
2025 impact
AMERICAN PRESS INSTITUTE
In the 80 years since API’s founding, the challenges facing the press have evolved, but API’s commitment to providing a welcoming and collaborative space for media and journalism leaders to think boldly remains the same.
Whether we’re helping a news leader diagnose the root of a problem or catalyzing a new strategic direction for an organization, our purpose and vision drive every aspect of our approach.
I’m proud that the wide range of news leaders who engaged with the American Press Institute throughout 2025 chose to nurture pockets of hope and possibility while faced with mounting pressures. Together, we explored innovative ways to connect communities with the information they need to thrive.
Samantha Ragland
2025 interim executive director & senior vice president, American Press Institute
As we enter our 80th year and our next chapter, API is doubling down on its role as a community-oriented solutions lab. We are here to help media leaders test ideas, share what works and build lasting organizational practices that strengthen local news.
Robyn Tomlin
Executive director, American Press Institute
Capturing transformative impact in action
API takes the concept of “learning out loud” seriously.
We encourage each media and journalism leader who engages with API to share their wisdom so that others can benefit. And in return, API analyzes and synthesizes these learnings to advance a brighter future for journalism.
Throughout 2025, our projects and initiatives sought to strengthen our democracy, inspire more inclusive workplaces, build trust and provide news organizations with the tools to be operationally sound.
Case studies, like the ones that follow, are an opportunity to highlight those findings and spotlight some of the organizations that have partnered with API to collaborate, innovate and advance solutions for their communities.
Our work in action
90+
1:1 coaching calls and trainings to guide news leaders through challenging moments
660K+
articles analyzed through Metrics for News
88%
say that API has contributed to their knowledge and growth as a journalist
82%
have learned new skills through API, which has increased their confidence in navigating and/or being successful in the journalism industry
Listening to our community
Effective community listening is a vital part of creating compelling journalism that resonates, builds trust and moves people to action. Through trainings, case studies, products like Source Matters, conversations at our Local News Summits and beyond, API is shaping how news organizations across the country think about community engagement.
Let’s strengthen local media, together
In the year ahead, local and community news organizations will encounter new questions to wrestle with, new roadblocks to move and new opportunities to explore. API exists to guide media and journalism leaders through these defining junctures, turning research and experimentation into practical training and tools that meet the moment.
Contact hello@pressinstitute.org for more information on how API can support you in strengthening local and community news.
