This guide features strategies tested and proven by local news organizations that participated in the Table Stakes Local News Transformation Program along the themes of product thinking, revenue, engaged journalism, collaboration and managing change.
Examples of how newsrooms have spun up live events, products and third spaces to experiment with new sources of revenue while fostering community belonging.
The American Press Institute has begun publishing takeaways from a new program to help local media collaborate with trusted messengers and influencers. In the coming weeks, we’ll share [...]
Interacting with your community and providing quality programming while providing the news may seem daunting, but it’s worth it.
Our belief in the brand and the business hasn’t wavered. When you’re a business with a mission, it becomes the only thing that matters.
Our mingles normally draw anywhere from 20 to 40 people. At a recent one, we had the mayor, a bank vice president, several retirees, a young entrepreneur and the owners of the bowling alley hanging out in our office, all chatting with each other and our newspaper staff.
Time was not on our side when planning this event, so it was essential that we made fast, decisive choices. This is where years of practice came in handy.
We asked four summit participants to share more about the ways they are connecting with the rural communities they serve.
Liz Worthington has interacted with more than 800 publishers worldwide and worked directly with 400 of them over the past 10 years.
Longtime philanthropic supporters of journalism are doubling down on local journalism specifically—and encouraging others to join them.
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