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Nicholas QuahDecember 17, 2019

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“I’ve yet to meet a team in a news organization that suffers from a shortage of good ideas. But I have met teams that have clogged up their roadmaps with lots of good ideas that, cumulatively, have little impact.” Tanya Cordrey

The year of radical salary transparency

“Rare is the journalist who will cite money among the reasons for choosing our profession. But we also need to eat. And pay the rent. And have a life outside the job. “ Doris Truong

The business of local TV news will enter its downward slide

“Local television news is produced as a market-wide product in a media environment where audience-specific, targeted content is thriving.” Rachel Davis Mersey

Western journalists, learn from your African peers

“This is not to suggest that media organizations in these countries have cracked the code. Instead, it’s about recognizing that there is useful knowledge about how to work under hostile regimes in African media markets.” j. Siguru Wahutu

TikTok without generational prejudice

“Don’t go on a platform if you have nothing to say on it. News organizations’ success on TikTok will depend on our effort to understand the audience populating that platform.” Francesco Zaffarano

Leadership isn’t something you learn on the job

“Newsrooms will need to find future leadership replacements collectively across the field and give those individuals training, resources, and support now — not later.” Irving Washington

Rebuilding journalism, together

“Small media organizations without resources for long-term strategic thinking could do a lot worse than asking their readers what directions they could follow in the future.” Catalina Albeanu

Clash of Clans: Election Edition

“The overarching stories journalism tells aren’t just descriptive. Like any popular mythology, the reoccurring elements in journalists’ stories help craft the very categories of identity that people use to comprehend themselves and others.” Anthony Nadler

Campaign coverage as test bed for engagement experiments

“Get ready to answer your door not only to campaigns’ canvassers but also to a local or regional reporter — especially if you live in a rural area or are a member of a marginalized community.” Sue Robinson

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