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December 2025 Training Edition
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.
API year in review 2025
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.
How to adapt a creator mindset for your newsroom
Creators understand what many newsrooms still struggle with: People want [...]
The uneasy art of collaborating with influencers
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.
An influencer reflects on his partnership with the Houston Chronicle
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.
