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    Getting ready for misinformation

    Even though misinformation arises without warning, there are ways to plan for how you’re going to handle it.

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    Data plus micro-goals to support organizational change

    Target + Timeframe + Data Source + Frequency = Measuring Well-being

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    American Press Institute redesigns Better News website, a hub for news innovators

    The American Press Institute refreshed the Better News website, a hub for original case studies and curated best practices for local news organizations, to improve the user experience for its readers and align it with new API branding.

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    Aspire to go beyond PTO solutions

    Evolve your statements into measurable objectives by using OKRs

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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.

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    Measuring Well-being

    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.

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    What Americans want — and worry about — in election coverage

    Americans have concerns about election coverage. Here are 3 ways to respond Trustworthy election coverage is an important part of that vision. So when API [...]

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    Americans have concerns about election coverage. Here are 3 ways to respond

    When we looked at the latest research on how Americans view news about elections, we noted several findings local media especially may want to use to start conversations about how they gain trust this year with their community.

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    Election news behavior

    Most adults follow news about elections — from presidential (77%) and state (64%) elections to local ballot initiatives (59%) and policies (70%) — at least somewhat closely.

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    Election insights: Understanding public preferences for news coverage for 2024

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