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Elections, AI, mergers, and investments: The tectonic forces shaping local news in 2024 Link toElections, AI, mergers, and investments: The tectonic forces shaping local news in 2024

Last week, CalMatters, the leading public service newsroom covering California, announced that it is acquiring The Markup, the groundbreaking investigative…

AI for journalism: We’re in the first inning Link toAI for journalism: We’re in the first inning

A handful of monumental technological developments have ushered in marked change in how people both create journalism and access news…

Grow and retain staff Link toGrow and retain staff

It was a hellish winter for journalism. More than 500 journalists lost their jobs in January alone, and the layoffs…

A make-or-break year for trust in American democracy Link toA make-or-break year for trust in American democracy

Guardian columnist Margaret Sullivan, the executive director for the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security at Columbia University,…

The business of community Link toThe business of community

Journalists like Fernando Soto are taking a community-driven approach to news, which often goes beyond traditional reporting to help connect…

Audience Community: Lessons from the creator economy Link toAudience Community: Lessons from the creator economy

The Audience Community of Practice is meeting on April 18 at 2 p.m. EDT / 11 a.m. PDT for a…

AP, Lenfest Institute for Journalism issue an open call for presenters at Democracy Demo Day forum Link toAP, Lenfest Institute for Journalism issue an open call for presenters at Democracy Demo Day forum

The Associated Press and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism are seeking proposals for presentations for Democracy Demo Day, a forum…

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