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    Elia PowersOctober 24, 2024
    Why do broadcast journalists look and talk the way they do? Look to the imagined audience.
    I interviewed dozens of journalists and reviewed decades of research on how audiences evaluate journalists’ on-air presentation.
    Sophie CulpepperOctober 23, 2024
    Medill’s 2024 State of Local News report expands what it qualifies as local news — and asks readers to point out what it missed
    This year’s report documents “network local news sites” like Patch and Axios Local for the first time.
    Eduardo SuárezOctober 23, 2024
    Why millions of Americans avoid the news — and what it means for the election
    “We are seeing a huge divide between people who are interested in news and those who are not, and I suspect that this divide is intensifying.”
    The Lenfest Institute launches $10 million AI news program for big-city dailies with backing from OpenAI and Microsoft
    Hanaa' TameezOctober 22, 2024
    Israel has posted 1,200+ videos of airstrikes. This visual investigation shows the view — and the costs — on the ground in Gaza.
    “By revealing the impact of these strikes, we were able to use footage released for one purpose to show a different perspective on the incidents.”
    W. Joseph CampbellOctober 21, 2024
    Don’t trust the polls? Neither did The New York Times in 1956 (spoiler: it didn’t work out great)
    “There was some feeling that the Times should stick to reporting trends and let the pollsters make the forecasts.”
    Hanaa' TameezOctober 17, 2024
    A year in, The Guardian’s European edition contributes 15% of the publisher’s pageviews
    After the launch of Guardian Europe, one-time donations from European readers increased by 45%.
    The FTC puts an end to “click to subscribe, call to cancel”
    Sophie CulpepperOctober 16, 2024
    Press Forward awards $20 million to 205 small local newsrooms
    In response to the volume and quality of applications, Press Forward doubled the funding and number of grantees for this open call.
    Hell Gate NYC doubled its subscription revenue in its second year as a worker-owned news outlet
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