Tag: Wall Street Journal
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.
How advertising blocklists undermine online journalism
Nine guidelines help newsrooms protect their bottom line while also informing their audiences.
Jockeying for attention
Lessons from “horse race” coverage can improve reporting on new developments in AI technology.
A new approach to striking a balance between free speech and safe speech
How comprehension quizzes transform the comment section into a participatory journalism space.
With a tsunami of information on the internet, how do we keep readers returning?
DigInThere: A free to use tool to capture reader attention and reward it.
Media law experts discuss legal risks and challenges of AI tools
Check your insurance policies, be transparent and treat your favorite Generative AI application like an intern whose work needs plenty of supervision.
10 things to build community in your remote or hybrid news organization
Even before the pandemic, reporters would often file from coffee shops, cars or living room floors — so we are familiar with a remote or hybrid work setting. Despite this, it’s still easy to feel isolated or disconnected from our colleagues when everyone isn’t given the opportunity to see each other and build relationships in … Continued
Don’t have a newsroom policy for ChatGPT? Join the club!
Things are moving fast in the generative AI world for everyone but making time for conversations about the opportunities and challenges should go on the to-do list.
Incorporating reader feedback at Illinois Latino News
“We want to hear from our readers,” said Hugo Balta, Publisher of Illinois Latino Network, the online news outlet targeting the Latinx community in the state. The network had previously used forms to solicit opinions from readers, but had been inconsistent in the endeavor. Now it was time for a revival.
Why we should expand who gets credit in journalism
The byline treats some journalists in newsrooms as less important: a discussion with Alex Sujong Laughlin.