News Blog

We're making new Media Insight Project research actionable for local news leaders, offering a tactic you can try each week, supported by the study’s findings.

Psychological safety within the newsroom can encourage people to ask for help, surface new ideas or challenge assumptions with honesty and clarity.

The senior staff accountant is responsible for supporting the financial operations of the American Press Institute, a 501(c)(3) foundation, that supports the News/Media Alliance association, a 501(c)(6). This role manages day-to-day accounting functions, ensures compliance with nonprofit accounting standards and assists with financial reporting, contract management, budgeting and audit preparation.

The study’s findings likely align with news engagement behavior you’re already noticing, but the data across age groups shows these shifts cannot be written off as a passing trend that younger generations will age out of. Here are four key takeaways and what they mean for local news.

The American Press Institute, with support from The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, awarded $20,000 in  grants to five news organizations to support projects that engage youth through news coverage, community listening or outreach.

Think of the last time you struggled to cope after working on a difficult story. Did you speak to a colleague? If so, what made you feel like you could approach them? If not, what kept you from reaching out?

The American Press Institute is hosting a local summit on June 23-24 in Pittsburgh to identify and advance solutions that help local news organizations track engagement and represent voices across the geographies they serve.

While there are things in our control that can ward off burnout or help us complete the stress cycle, burnout is a workplace issue. It cannot be solved with better self-care — this idea implies the person feeling burned out should be doing more.

We’re almost halfway through the year, and Mental Health Awareness Month is a good time to pause and reflect on our well-being and that of our newsrooms.

This survey was conducted by the Media Insight Project, an initiative of the American Press Institute, The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University, and the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.