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Sarah ScireOctober 30, 2024

The Washington Post’s non-endorsement led to record-breaking weeks at other news orgs

The Philadelphia Inquirer had its best week for new subscriptions ever and The Guardian U.S. broke its single-day fundraising record — twice.

Joshua BentonSeptember 11, 2024

With an expansion on the way, Ken Doctor’s Lookout thinks it has some answers to the local news crisis

After finding success — and a Pulitzer Prize — in Santa Cruz, Lookout aims to replicate its model in Oregon. “All of these playbooks are at least partially written. You sometimes hear people say, ‘Nobody’s figured it out yet.’ But this is all about execution.”

Sarah ScireFebruary 29, 2024

The Boston Globe revisits an infamous murder — and confronts its own sins along the way

“They’ve never said, ‘We got that wrong.'”

Laura Hazard OwenMay 23, 2022

Reader comments on news sites: We want to hear what your publication does

What is your news site doing with reader comments these days?

Laura Hazard OwenMay 10, 2022

“We need to be interesting”: Editors of metro dailies talk about their biggest opportunities and challenges now

“Instead of focusing on one very small geographic area, that same reporter may look for commonalities and trends across multiple areas.”

Nik UsherJuly 12, 2021

“White audiences who will pay” is still metro newspapers’ survival strategy

“We don’t write for white subscribers, but it ends up being white people who read us,” a Midwestern news executive told an audience earlier this year.

Joshua BentonJanuary 25, 2021

Is unpublishing old crime stories Orwellian or empathetic? The Boston Globe is offering past story subjects a “fresh start”

Should the worst moment of your life also be your top Google search result? Your “permanent record” is sometimes more about old news stories than court records, and newspapers are increasingly rethinking their responsibilities.

Joshua BentonMay 4, 2020

Sick of coronavirus news? The Boston Globe is running a serialized novella (with a strong Boston accent)

“The Globe’s commitment to covering the coronavirus pandemic continues unabated, as today’s paper and website make plain, but we thought a bit of a diversion might also be welcome.”

Hanaa' TameezApril 1, 2020

How a Boston Globe website started connecting those in need because of coronavirus with those who can help

“We love our city and these are our neighbors. It’s a difficult time and if we can make a difference, we will.”

Ken DoctorJanuary 24, 2020

Newsonomics: Here are 20 epiphanies for the news business of the 2020s

After ten years of writing for Nieman Lab, Ken takes a big look back and ahead, defining the state of affairs for the troubled world of journalism.

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