Not-for-profit isn’t not-for-money

New local news organizations are often structured as nonprofits and get charitable funding to launch. Their founders then face the challenge of how to continue operations into the future far beyond what that funding will cover.

Journalists are creators now, and that’s a good thing

Journalism’s hostility is understandable, but our denial is not.In 2009, the former editor-in-chief at Thomson Reuters, David Schlesinger, described journalism as one of the great self-declared professions. He wrote, “I am a journalist because I said I was one more than two decades ago and have spent the years since working on my abilities. I am not … Continued

Narrative change: Designing conversations for an inclusive economy

The sustainability of local journalism is tied to the strength of local business and both have been rocked by a deadly pandemic and roused by nationwide rallies for racial equity. In developing blueprints for an equitable post-pandemic recovery, communities have a critical opportunity to address the role of local media in creating a more accurate … Continued

Is it time for the news industry to get smarter about advisortising?

This is the third of a series of blog reports about the status of the news landscape and a challenge to create a new one. The first two were “The future begins with P: Privacy, personalization and payment” and  “Imagining the 21st-century personal news experience — and how publishers need to collaborate to create it.”  … Continued