Business and Financial Planning

Announcing the News Executive Leadership Transition Guide Link toAnnouncing the News Executive Leadership Transition Guide

Succession planning is a key part of being prepared for leadership transitions. But the transition itself takes place over a…

Media Policy for an Informed Citizenry: Revisiting the Information Needs of Communities for Democracy in Crisis | The ANNALS of the AAPSS Link toMedia Policy for an Informed Citizenry: Revisiting the Information Needs of Communities for Democracy in Crisis | The ANNALS of the AAPSS

How to tell if your news organization suffers from founder’s syndrome Link toHow to tell if your news organization suffers from founder’s syndrome

Lingering just below the surface of many of the conversations I’ve had with news folks about succession planning over the…

Let’s look outside our industry for wisdom on succession planning Link toLet’s look outside our industry for wisdom on succession planning

Journalism isn’t known for its interest or ability in applying lessons from outside the industry. We’ll quote experts from all…

How leaders know when they are ready to go Link toHow leaders know when they are ready to go

Most journalists know what it’s like to quit a job. It can happen after carefully searching for and finding the…

Transition leadership through braving uncertainty Link toTransition leadership through braving uncertainty

Leadership transitions can look quite different, depending on the health and viability of the organizations where they take place. But…

Leaders, let’s first plan for an emergency Link toLeaders, let’s first plan for an emergency

Software developers and technologists often ask about a project’s “bus factor” or “bus quotient”: What is the minimum number of team…

Solution Set: Lessons from the Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange  Link toSolution Set: Lessons from the Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange 

Last year we launched the Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange, a program supporting BIPOC media founders with resources to create more sustainable…

How the Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange supported local media entrepreneurs in 2022 Link toHow the Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange supported local media entrepreneurs in 2022

When Lauren Settles founded We Talk Weekly, a multimedia news company, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, she had…

Local news leadership transitions require budgets, bandwidth, and a breadth of skills Link toLocal news leadership transitions require budgets, bandwidth, and a breadth of skills

Another RJI fellow recently posed a simple, straightforward yet important question to me about succession planning for digital news organizations: Why…