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Stet News’ leadership sought API’s perspective on next-gen topics, pluralism and community engagement, leading them to recognize the importance of engaging the next generation of news readers and writers.

Newsday had two primary goals when it brought MFN into its newsroom: build stronger data literacy and adopt data-informed decision-making to drive revenue. With MFN, data has become a critical part of how the Newsday team makes decisions and builds relationships with the Long Island community. 

As part of API’s Influencers Learning Cohort, Factchequeado developed a culturally relevant training to help creators produce quality and accurate content. This training was delivered virtually to creators in Ecuador, and an in-person training was held in New York in early 2026. 

Case studies, like the ones in our 2025 impact report, 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. 

When we founded The 51st, we wanted to lead a news organization shaped by D.C. residents. And the Community Connector program has become an integral way of doing so.

From the outset, we knew we wanted to highlight art and help people connect with other residents who had a positive vision for Birmingham. Here are methods that helped us fill a historic theater for a fun and engaging evening.

If cultural experiences beyond the Blues were offered, would visitors be interested? And what could be done to help local residents build capacity to compete with the larger tourism industry?

By partnering with teachers, editors and writing mentors embedded in the communities that newsrooms hope to serve, journalism can build pathways for people with lived experience to join the civic conversation.

We asked four summit participants to share more about the ways they are empowering communities with skills and opportunities to have influence in their local news ecosystem.

Here's a list of frequently asked questions about influencer collaborations to help publishers navigate this sometimes tricky terrain.