Useful insights for people advancing healthy, responsive and resilient news organizations.
The American Press Institute’s Need to Know newsletter offers media and journalism leaders analysis of the rapid changes in the journalism industry, a curated list of must-read stories and guidance on modernizing journalism editorial and business strategies.
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Resilience is built through everyday practice
Examine how you use evidence to influence decisions.
Step back to see what needs to change
Navigating change is more than picking the right strategy or tool. It requires questioning assumptions, developing new skills and continuously teaching and learning.
Anchor your journalism in civic trust
Civic trust is bigger than whether people trust a news organization. It includes the role local media can play in helping people understand their communities, participate in civic life and navigate differences with one another.
Building connections since the beginning
Reach out to that person and share how they helped you reconsider a challenge you were facing, led you to a new idea or shaped your career. Ask them what challenges or ideas they’re wrestling with now.
API at 80
We’ll dig into three areas that are important to the future of local journalism: civic trust, people and culture and organizational resilience.
Create an impact learning loop
Impact-minded organizations build habits that help them notice what their communities are responding to, interpret what those signals might mean and adapt their journalism while the work is still unfolding.
