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“Kill them with kindness:” How The Texas Tribune is growing its presence on Reddit Link to“Kill them with kindness:” How The Texas Tribune is growing its presence on Reddit

Reddit can be confusing. It’s an idiosyncratic platform that can be difficult to navigate and then seemingly out of nowhere send…

Inside The Seattle Times’ newsletter strategy Link toInside The Seattle Times’ newsletter strategy

It seems like everybody is starting a newsletter these days. (Guilty.) But there’s a good reason for that, of course.…

How WTF Just Happened Today? is rethinking membership Link toHow WTF Just Happened Today? is rethinking membership

Most weekday afternoons, freelance editor Susanna J. Sturgis takes a few minutes out of her day to edit the latest…

This Iowa newspaper’s maintenance manager led the creation of its latest product — an escape room Link toThis Iowa newspaper’s maintenance manager led the creation of its latest product — an escape room

The saying goes that good ideas can come from anywhere, and at The Telegraph Herald in Dubuque, Iowa, the plan…

How The Philadelphia Inquirer made the most of the Eagles’ Super Bowl win Link toHow The Philadelphia Inquirer made the most of the Eagles’ Super Bowl win

With just seconds left in Super Bowl LII earlier this month, editors and reporters in the newsroom of The Philadelphia…

How Oregon Public Broadcasting is managing a 13-year-long reporting project Link toHow Oregon Public Broadcasting is managing a 13-year-long reporting project

What’s the longest you’ve ever worked on a single project? A few weeks? Maybe several months? For reporters at Oregon Public…

The nonprofit news site Charlottesville Tomorrow shares its reporting with the local newspaper. Here’s how they’ve made the partnership last Link toThe nonprofit news site Charlottesville Tomorrow shares its reporting with the local newspaper. Here’s how they’ve made the partnership last

In a time of shrinking resources for local news organizations, two Virginia publishers have come up with a one-of-a-kind relationship…

How The Christian Science Monitor rethought its workflows with its readers in mind Link toHow The Christian Science Monitor rethought its workflows with its readers in mind

Last year, The Christian Science Monitor totally changed its digital operations. It refocused its daily reporting into a subscription-supported daily…

How The Dallas Morning News builds subscriber loyalty with a Facebook Group Link toHow The Dallas Morning News builds subscriber loyalty with a Facebook Group

The Dallas Morning News has created a Facebook Group for its subscribers. It’s a way to grow loyalty among those…

How Vox uses Facebook Groups to build community Link toHow Vox uses Facebook Groups to build community

By now you’ve heard the news: Facebook is changing the News Feed algorithm to de-emphasize posts from publishers and brand…

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