Stefanie Murray | Nieman Journalism Lab

Articles by Stefanie Murray

Stefanie Murray is the director of the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University.

The year U.S. media stops screwing around and becomes pro-democracy

“Let’s see one of our big media organizations step up and declare itself a pro-democracy newsroom, and spell out what that means and how it will shape their coverage.”

January 31, 2022

The Ad Lab experiment created an advertising network for independent media. Here’s what we learned

“Of the 16 publishers who participated, four will receive checks of $1,000 or more. The average was $562.50 per site, although some with little digital traffic got substantially lower payouts.”

Collective impact models will strengthen and redefine local news

“To be truly impactful, any such coalition should be built to put the people and communities most affected in decision-making roles and also focus on policy and systems change.”

March 16, 2020

How journalists are working together to cover the COVID-19 pandemic

Across the United States, independent newsrooms are finding ways to share stories, ideas, tips, and knowledge about a virus that doesn’t limit itself to anyone’s audience boundaries.

Charitable giving goes collaborative

“Funding this kind of work is also an easier on-ramp for philanthropic organizations to launch their own journalistic giving, as supporting a whole host of groups with one donation can be a more palatable way to join in.”

Local news wakes up and starts collaborating

“Nonprofits, public media, and digital natives are all well versed in collaboration. But newspapers, which still employ a huge chunk of local journalists across the United States, aren’t.”