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Articles tagged Table Stakes (7)

Christine SchmidtNovember 14, 2019

Facebook’s intentions may not be pure, but its money is real: How publishers made the most of its membership accelerator

“For some [publishers], this program will be a way to get a check. Some of them are going to pick up some ideas and tips and that’s the end of it. For some of them, it’s truly transformational in how they operate.”

Christine SchmidtSeptember 16, 2018

$20 million is heading toward local news from the Lenfest Institute and Knight Foundation

“It’s not just an initiative — it’s an opportunity for others to join to address these challenges for local news, around the country and in Philadelphia.”

Christine SchmidtApril 25, 2018

Who’s who in local news: A guide to the biggest brains and bank accounts in the fight for local journalism

Local news consortiums, labs, associations, and more.

Shan WangFebruary 2, 2018

Here’s how Arc’s cautious quest to become the go-to publishing system for news organizations is going

“The amount of effort we’d have to invest into doing these things is completely outweighed by effort it would take for us to just do it with Arc.”

Work in a digital innovation role in local news, or trying to transform your newsroom? Use this new trove of free resources for publishers

Joseph LichtermanApril 18, 2017

A Boston Globe memo puts the spotlight on an emerging consensus on how to transform metro papers

The Globe is the latest paper trying to “once and for all break the stubborn rhythms of a print operation, allowing us to unabashedly pursue digital subscriptions.”

Ken DoctorFebruary 13, 2017

Newsonomics: The new Knight-Lenfest initiative gives a kick in the pants to America’s metro newspapers

“We have so valued the fact that we are still standing. ‘Look we’re still standing!’ But standing is not enough…you gotta run.”