One-on-one meetings are an opportunity for managers to ensure they’re doing their part to create an inclusive organization by hearing and promoting the voices of their team members. Here are some tips for how to make your one-on-ones more effective and avoid common pitfalls.
New year, same old meetings. Meetings that don’t include the right people or that include too many people. Meetings that could have been an email. But what if it didn’t have to be that way? As we kick off 2026, API wants to help you reset and rethink key meetings in your news organization.
API shared articles and resources about ways to build trust with communities, tell impactful storytelling, engage younger audiences and navigate the unique challenges of working in this industry. Here are some of the most popular articles from this year.
Welcome to the Need to Know: Training Edition! Your monthly curated list of professional development resources for journalists and news leaders. Get the scoop on early-2026 fellowship opportunities.
It’s been a busy year for us: we held three API Local News Summits, built out a comprehensive guide to partnering with influencers, encouraged experiments with grants and cohorts, and supported news organizations with our products.
Creators understand what many newsrooms still struggle with: People want to learn from experts, but they also want to experience things alongside them. Audiences want [...]
We can’t ignore the power these creators wield. We feel the industry’s headwinds, and we know we must find new ways to connect with new audiences — and, hopefully, show them that quality journalism is worth paying for. Here's how we did it while keeping editorial standards intact.
Shawn Singh spoke with API to share more about his experience working with the Chronicle on three Instagram Reels, including what worked, what differentiated this partnership from other brand deals and what it meant to him to align his brand with a local news organization.
In the API Learning Cohort, and from our own conversations and research, we realized one of the most important decisions you’ll make is choosing who to partner with. Here are some things to consider.


