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Why send newsletters?

Newsrooms can no longer afford to distribute poorly curated newsletters. Yet executives from many modern newsrooms say they lack the financial and staff capacity to do otherwise.

In early 2017, Crosscut Public Media, in partnership with the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, will be releasing a new, free tool for newsrooms and newsletter curators to begin addressing this challenge. The team has bundled a powerful package of best practices, strategies and resources into one digital newsletter wizard, which walks newsrooms and independent writers through the essential planning, considerations and decisions needed to curate effective newsletters.

Leading up to this release, we’ll share weekly posts to help prepare your newsroom for the tool, and to highlight teams and individuals who are succeeding at curating effective and engaging newsletters.

Newsletter optimizer Opt In allows newsrooms to improve newsletters or create one from scratch
June 5, 2017

Newsletter optimizer Opt In allows newsrooms to improve newsletters or create one from scratch

Eighth in a series to help newsrooms curate effective newsletters.

Top 5 best newsletter pop-ups
May 2, 2017

Top 5 best newsletter pop-ups

Seventh in a series to help newsrooms curate effective newsletters.

Relaunching a newsletter: Failures, successes and what we learned
April 13, 2017

Relaunching a newsletter: Failures, successes and what we learned

Sixth in a series to help newsrooms curate effective newsletters

Are you leaving money on the table?
February 22, 2017

Are you leaving money on the table?

Four ways to monetize your e-newsletter.

What are your newsletter analytics trying to tell you? Are you listening?
February 3, 2017

What are your newsletter analytics trying to tell you? Are you listening?

Essential metrics and diagnostics for effective newsletters.

Test, test, test! Designing a data-driven newsletter
January 24, 2017

Test, test, test! Designing a data-driven newsletter

The greatest barrier to being data-driven isn’t capacity or expertise, but discipline. Third in a series to help newsrooms curate effective newsletters.

The Ann Friedman Weekly: How one freelance journalist created a massively successful newsletter
January 17, 2017

The Ann Friedman Weekly: How one freelance journalist created a massively successful newsletter

Second in a series to help newsrooms curate effective newsletters. Newsrooms can no longer afford to distribute poorly curated newsletters. Yet executives from many modern newsrooms say they lack the financial and staff capacity to do otherwise.

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