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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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API Year in Review 2024
Here are some resources we offered to help foster healthy, responsive and resilient news organizations in 2024.
The voters’ guide to elections
Building an ongoing relationship with your audience can shape your coverage and show them you’re invested in what matters to them. Then, when it’s time to compile your voter guide, you’ll have a clear roadmap of the candidates and topics that resonate with your community.
Backgrounding the bench
Judicial races receive far less attention, but the often unknown candidates who win those races will make decisions that can significantly impact your community.
Following federal funds
Here is a step-by-step guide you can follow to identify PPP loans to political candidates, their businesses and their spouses.
Putting Elections Lessons to Work
We'll share some of the resources, tools and lessons learned from our training sessions and research help desk. We hope you can use these as you plan your continuing accountability coverage and start thinking about the next election on the horizon.
