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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…

Behind the scenes of Alabama Media Group’s digital transformation Link toBehind the scenes of Alabama Media Group’s digital transformation

Print copies of four newspapers in Alabama and Mississippi — The Birmingham News, Huntsville Times, Mobile Press-Register, and The Mississippi…

Ten digital covers for The Lede, Alabama Media Group's interactive, subscriber-only e-edition.

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…

Members of the 2022 PMFE cohort complete a group sharing exercise at their graduation ceremony

Solution Set: Five tips for newspapers looking to reduce print frequency Link toSolution Set: Five tips for newspapers looking to reduce print frequency

More than 5,000 miles — or 8,000 kilometers — separate Berlin, Germany and Denton, Texas, but newspapers based in the…

How the Denton Record-Chronicle won back subscribers after it reduced its print frequency Link toHow the Denton Record-Chronicle won back subscribers after it reduced its print frequency

Soon after announcing that it would reduce the frequency of its print newspaper from seven to two days per week…

Transparency during transition: A German newspaper’s plan to communicate with staff and readers as it moves away from print  Link toTransparency during transition: A German newspaper’s plan to communicate with staff and readers as it moves away from print 

When the German newspaper Die Tageszeitung, commonly known as taz, made the decision in 2018 to work toward eliminating its…

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