News Blog

Building relationships, understanding their challenges and sharing insights are essential steps if we’re serious about reducing polarization and fostering greater understanding in our country.

I very much believe that researchers have important insights into the production and content of news. The challenge, however, is translating and communicating these insights.

We’ve gathered reflections from researchers in social science who have attended recent API Local News Summits, where they had the chance to interact with and explore how their work helps — and can be improved by insights from — local journalism.

Encouraging people to use their voice — especially those who aren’t used to being “at the table” in meetings — is important for a developing work culture.

A case study on one Pittsburgh-area newsroom's efforts to strengthen their connections with traditionally marginalized communities through the API Inclusion Index project.

News leaders can better care for themselves and others by approaching their responsibilities with a “host” mindset, and host leaders invest in meaningful conversations to harvest new insights and find ways to take action.

A training to help news organizations build more equity into our day-to-day decision-making has been a paradigm shift as we talk about how modern news organizations are becoming more intentional workplaces that can show care to their journalists and empower them to be leaders in their own right.

We can all play a role in understanding and improving how the free press serves an inclusive democracy. For those interested in similar work, we are outlining implications and recommendations.

To support the work of civil society, philanthropy and research, we are sharing what we’ve learned in terms of what ideas have resonated. Here are some of the calls to action that  sparked interest from news leaders over several recent API Local News Summits.

Many researchers’ findings, including on polarization, can help media and its leaders shape the journalism. The questions raised in research can help news leaders ask new questions about how journalism is done.