Our Special Editions
Every Monday, we run special editions in our Need to Know newsletter to share thought leadership, exercises and insights to support sustainable and innovative journalism. We change topics every month to provide you with deep expertise on each subject. Subscribe to our daily Need to Know newsletter to get the latest editions in your inbox.
2026 elections season
Each week will offer a combination of frameworks to inspire new approaches to your election coverage and strategic suggestions you can put in place right away. Look for an idea that aligns with your organization’s mission or your community’s needs, and dig into resources to try it out.
Convening with care
We have an opportunity to facilitate civic discourse within our communities in a way that’s mutually beneficial. But if we don’t do this work thoughtfully — if we show up with a rigid agenda and our own goals — it can cause more harm than good.
Empower community voices
When local newsrooms give people the tools and platforms for creative storytelling, they’re also building trust and supporting the creative and cultural health of their communities. Here's how for news leaders did just that.
Meeting reset series
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.
Our Series
Our essay series offers insights from experts in media and other industries to reflect on journalism best practices and industry challenges.
