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Need to Know: July 25, 2023

Black-led newsrooms struggle to find sustained support, API Tech Talks newsletter event on Thursday, and how to supervise handling of wire copy

Need to Know: Four questions to prompt creativity

Creativity is good for the group, and today, I want to encourage even tired, uninspired news leaders to cut through the monotony of the status quo and infuse a level of creativity into their daily flow.  

Need to Know: July 21, 2023

Weekly roundup — Google pitches AI tools to newsrooms, Florida reporters brace themselves for 2024, and building healthy teams to reduce stress

Need to Know: July 20, 2023

Florida’s hot political journalism, a trove of nuclear waste documents in Missouri, and some tips for managing amid change

Need to Know: July 19, 2023

ChatGPT seals another news deal, AP and Grist form a new climate collaboration, and how to brand your race and culture coverage

Need to Know: July 18, 2023

Sign up for API’s newsletter strategy session, LAPD lashes out at reporters, and how to talk about your AI guidelines

Need to Know: July 14, 2023

Weekly Roundup – Nonprofit buys 22 newspapers in Maine, writing guidelines for AI, and why news leadership requires empathy

Need to Know: July 13, 2023

A breaking point for early-career journalists, API awards grants to six organizations, and how Google’s new search tool could eat the internet alive

Need to Know: July 12, 2023

Newsroom unions push management to negotiate AI use, branded content tools coming to Threads, and what can the US learn from Taiwan’s fight against disinformation

Need to Know: July 11, 2023

The New York Times to disband its sports department, G/O media union protests company’s decision to test AI content, and Threads surpasses 100 million users