A deal in Detroit This week, USA Today Co., owner of the Detroit Free Press, announced that it would buy The Detroit News but still [...]

If your regular leadership meeting isn’t a highlight of your week, month or quarter, then you need a reset. These are the exact meetings worth looking forward to — not for the information shared but for the connection that happens.

A chill in the air Journalists and media law experts this week are examining the Federal Communication Commission’s “guidance” that late-night and daytime talk shows [...]

Minnesota media’s moment If ever a city needed a robust local press corps, it is Minneapolis right now. Fortunately, its media market “remains strong,” The [...]

We mistake subject matter mastery for teaching acumen — knowing how to do something is not the same as teaching a room full of people how to do it in 45 minutes. The goal of this type of meeting should be capability transfer, not exposure, to move participants from passive listening to active doing.

An escalation in the war on the press The FBI’s raid on the home of Washington Post journalist Hannah Natanson holds wide-ranging implications for press [...]

The next phase, enabled by the Endowments’ two-year commitment of more than $150,000, will enable regular collaboration between Pittsburgh residents and local newsrooms.

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The American Press Institute announced today that CEO and Executive Director Michael D. Bolden will join the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism as its eighth dean this sum...

The Vice President, Product Strategy, has a direct role in setting organizational strategy at the American Press Institute; managing the staff in concert with the CEO/Executive Director, and other mem...

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Welcome to API’s Year in Review! It’s been a busy year for us: we held three in-person API Local News Summits, supported newsrooms with election resources, built new partnerships, extended election, l...

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The American Press Institute, with support from the Knight Election Hub, is developing a guide for local newsrooms that want to collaborate with influencers to grow the reach and impact of their journ...

Voter guides are an election-season staple for news organizations. They break down complicated topics and give voters the tools to feel confident and informed at the polls. Producing them is also a hu...

From planning live events to tackling the audience funnel, these articles and case studies are the most-viewed in 2024 on BetterNews.org.

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Useful insights for people advancing healthy, responsive and resilient news organizations. The American Press Institute’s Need to Know newsletter offers media and journalism leaders analysis of the r...