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Sophie CulpepperApril 22, 2024

What it takes to run a metro newspaper in the digital era, according to four top editors

“People will pay you to make their lives easier, even when it comes to telling them which burrito to eat.”

Sophie CulpepperApril 8, 2024

Dateline Totality: How local news outlets in the eclipse’s path are covering the covering

“Celestial events tend to draw highly engaged audiences, and this one is no exception.”

Hanaa' TameezFebruary 14, 2023

The Dallas Morning News guts its Spanish-language newspaper, Al Día, after 19 years

“It’s like [management] is cutting up a car and using the pieces for parts.”

Joshua BentonAugust 29, 2021

Apple now wants to be your “News Partner” (meaning they’ll let you keep more of your readers’ cash if you join Apple News)

For the vast majority of news outlets, Apple’s cut of a subscription sold on an iPhone will now drop from 30% to 15%. Will that change any publishers’ minds?

Joshua BentonJuly 26, 2021

Small steps, but: Most big American newspaper newsrooms are now led by someone other than a white man

Among the 20 biggest dailies, nearly two-thirds of their newsrooms are run by a woman or a person of color (or both). But newsrooms still have a long way to go to be reflective of the communities they serve.

Amid rolling power outages, Texas news outlets are texting audiences with updates

Hanaa' TameezJune 12, 2020

The Dallas Morning News is testing out reporter-specific promo codes for readers on the fence about subscribing

“Being able to link the promo code to heartfelt messages of why local journalism is so important right now is like a one-two punch that we thought would be powerful with readers.”

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.”

Christine SchmidtJune 18, 2019

Meet TikTok: How The Washington Post, NBC News, and The Dallas Morning News are using the of-the-moment platform

“When I was a beat reporter, I used to look at national news and say: How can I localize this? I feel like this is the other way around: What’s going on in our community that people can relate to across all platforms?”

Christine SchmidtMarch 13, 2019

How to build a newsroom culture that cares about metrics beyond pageviews

“The most powerful predictor for how metrics adoption will go in a newsroom is whether reporters are interested in how their communities experience and respond to journalism.”

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