Tag: substack
At journalism co-operatives, worker-owners take news into their own hands
Questions to consider when starting a news cooperative — and ways it’s helped journalists rethink their own work
Journalism’s broken talent pipeline
It’s impossible to address what journalists do and why we exist without understanding how and who becomes a journalist today.
Why local journalism needs a funding pipeline
Tech and philanthropic institutions are giving thousands of $5,000 to $250,000 grants to individual newsrooms, but… then what?
What’s Working: Newsletters may be reaching their limits, but there’s hope beyond the inbox
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Reynolds Journalism Institute or the University of Missouri. Email newsletters are thriving, but their ascendancy in today’s media brings with it a certain foreboding: Given how successful the format has been the past few years … Continued
Local news: Filling in the future gaps
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Reynolds Journalism Institute or the University of Missouri. Paul Graham, the founder of tech accelerator Y Combinator, famously advises aspiring entrepreneurs to “Live in the future, then build what’s missing.” To him, the most successful … Continued
Why the email newsletter is 2020’s MVP format
Newsletters are surging, and it’s not just a COVID thing