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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

And please reach out if you’re a funder and Poynter can offer you any support.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

You can find more of Poynter’s free tools for funders here: www.poynter.org/funderworksh...

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In the end, I wanted to take some of the guesswork out of this for funders. Ethical local news is important, and it should be seen as critical community infrastructure, just like clean water and nutritious food.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s a course you can take at your own pace, and it’s totally free, thanks to support from @knightfoundation.org

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It also has cool, replicable case studies and a number of one-page resources that funders can use to help make the case inside their organizations. And it has a workbook that helps funders craft the outlines of a strategy and gives them a real place to start making a difference right away.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’m really proud of the finished product. It’s actionable and accessible. It grounds funders in important fundamentals, such as how to navigate editorial independence. It has a variety of funder and partner voices sharing their experiences. It has engaging interactive exercises to help people learn.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’m very excited to launch Poynter’s new course, Ethically Funding Local news: A Practical Course, built out of conversations with dozens of news funders. It’s designed to help funding local news a little easier. (And it’s free.) www.poynter.org/shop/busines...

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Ethically Funding Local News: A Practical Course - Poynter

Learn how to fund local news effectively with this free course on journalism philanthropy, funding strategies and community impact.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

New album from Ken Pomeroy on the stereo ❤️

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I already wanted to see it but now I want to see it more. Btw if you haven’t heard @harvilla.bsky.social’s episode of 60 Songs that Explain the 90s about A Long December, I recommend it highly (it’s pretty devastating, tho)

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I'll let you know when I've finished it. I LOVED The Employees, Ravn's last book. Butter was OK but I didn't love it as much as I wanted to.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Books read: - Butter by Asako Yuzuki - The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie - The Overstory by by Richard Powers (and half of The Wax Child by Olga Ravn)

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

As someone who just got back from a cottage where I sat on a dock and read four books in six days, I'd like to recommend that everyone do this.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Miles Davis themed productivity software is the latest evidence that this is the bad place

A screenshot of Slack's new themes that "celebrate the music of Miles Davis" and include "Kind of Blue" "Funky Fresh" "Jazz Club" "Electric Fusion" "Brassy" and "Sunglasses Inside"

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We are still accepting a few more applications for this cohort, which will start in late August. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions!

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Even if you don't manage people or a team, you can be an influential leader in your news organization. This course will not only help you develop in your current job, it will also help you get (and succeed in) your next one.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This program will help you: 💪 understand your natural leadership style 👯 learn how to work with people with different strengths 💬 communicate with colleagues better 💥 manage difficult situations and conflict ⚡ pitch great projects and bring them to life

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Poynter has a great leadership course coming up: Lead with Influence, which I'm co-leading with the wonderful Kerwin Speight, is a six-week virtual leadership workshop designed to lean into your strengths and level up your skills. www.poynter.org/shop/leaders...

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Lead with Influence (August 2026) - Poynter

Apply by July 27 for a six-week virtual leadership training program designed for journalism and media professionals who manage critical initiatives, processes and platforms with no direct reports. Thi...

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Also, a good time to reshare this: I put all the Canadian Heritage Minutes into a chronological playlist by event. Learn all of Canada’s history in 106 minutes: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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The history of Canada in Heritage Minutes - YouTube

Heritage Minutes in chronological order by event

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

On this Canada Day, I ask you: is Canada America’s hat or is America Canada’s underpants?

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I grew up banging on this thing as a kid, even though it was tonally a mismatch with the classical stuff I learned to play. Now it’s back in my possession, I’m looking forward to treating it more kindly and learning some music that suits its warm and funky sound. Any suggestions of where to start?

A Wurlitzer electric piano 200 in a room with a red wall and a white chair

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A+ thrift store find. Can’t wait to read.

An inside book page displays the title:

“Famous Hussies of History by Albert Payton Terhune”

The forward reads:

“Find the Woman.
You will discover her in almost every generation, in almost every country, in almost every big city—the Super-Woman. She is not the typical adventuress; she is not a genius. The reason for her strange power is occult. When psycho-vivisectionists have thought they had segregated the cause-the formula-what you will—in one particular Super-Woman or group of Super-Women, straightway some new member of the clan has arisen who wields equal power with her notable sisters, but who has none of the traits that made them irresistible. And the seekers of formulas are again at sea.
What makes the Super-Woman?
Is it beauty?
Cleopatra and Rachel were homely. Is it daintiness?
Marguerite de Valois washed her hands but twice a week. Is it wit? Pompadour and La Valliere were avowedly stupid in conversation. Is it youth? Diane de Poictiers and Ninon de l'Enclos were wildly adored at sixty. Is it the subtle quality of femininity? George Sand, who numbered her admirers by the score-poor Chopin in their foremost rank—was not only ugly, but disgustingly mannish. So was Semiramis.”

The forward continues:

“The nameless charm is found almost as often in the masculine, "advanced" woman as in the ultrafeminine damsel.
Here are stories of Super-Women who conquered at will. Some of them smashed thrones; some were content with wholesale heart-smashing. Wherein lay their secret? Or, rather, their secrets? For seldom did two of them follow the same plan of campaign.
ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE
"Sunnybank,"
Pompton Lakes,
New Jersey”

The table of contents reads:

“CHAPTER ONE LOLA MONTEZ

CHAPTER TWO NINON DE L'ENCLOS

CHAPTER THREE PEG WOFFINGTON

CHAPTER FOUR HELEN OF TROY

CHAPTER FIVE MADAME JUMEL

CHAPTER SIX ADRIENNE LECOUVREUR

CHAPTER SEVEN CLEOPATRA

CHAPTER EIGHT GEORGE SAND

CHAPTER NINE MADAME DU BARRY

CHAPTER TEN LADY BLESSINGTON

CHAPTER ELEVEN MADAME RECAMIER

CHAPTER TWELVE LADY HAMILTON”

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We've all been there at some point in our journalism career. Would love to hear how you handled it, what you learned and what you would do differently next time.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

➡️ How can you approach looking for a job while you still have one? ➡️ How do you deal with the emotions of leaving? ➡️ Should you go it alone and start your own newsletter, podcast, service or product? and, the big one: ➡️ Should you leave journalism?

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Some questions to consider: ➡️ Do your values align with the direction your company is going? ➡️ Can you do good journalism in your current job? ➡️ How do you think about the financial realities? (Continued)

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

What do you do when your news organization moves in a direction that doesn't align with your values? People in newsrooms have been reaching out to us at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social with this question ... a lot. So @tonyelkins.com worked on this resource: www.poynter.org/business-wor...

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Should I stay or should I go? How to decide whether it’s time to leave your journalism job - Poynter

The news about the news is looking grim. Here are a few things to consider if you’re thinking about making a major career change

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Tony Elkins @tonyelkins.com · 17/06/2026

Should you stay or leave journalism? It's a question that's coming up a lot lately with consolidation, reduction and owner influence on the rise. @mgg.bsky.social and I teamed up to answer some tough questions we're hearing lately at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social. www.poynter.org/business-wor...

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Should I stay or should I go? How to decide whether it’s time to leave your journalism job - Poynter

The news about the news is looking grim. Here are a few things to consider if you’re thinking about making a major career change

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Thank you to the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for remembering my father at this year's Canadian Screen Awards. He loved his work in his adopted country of Canada, and it means a lot to my sister and me to have him remembered this way.

A screenshot of the Canadian Screen Awards' In Memoriam segment with a photograph of David Greene, Audio Producer / Audio Engineer.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Local newsrooms need funders. But they also need to talk about their work in a way that makes sense to funders. @ninasachdev.bsky.social, @jakerznthingz.bsky.social and I broke down how the communication often breaks down: www.poynter.org/business-wor...

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When journalism fundraising falls short, it’s often because you’re answering the wrong questions - Poynter

Funders don’t think like journalists. Here’s how to close the gap.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Do you know that Neko Case had a barn full of abandoned pianos? She couldn’t bear to see nobody want them so she adopted them from Craigslist and filled her barn with them.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Thinking today about all of us with dead moms or complicated moms.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I do writing competitions for fun. In my last one, I had to write a ghost story. Six days into the eight-day assignment, my dad died. I managed to finish the piece anyway and submit. So it’s satisfying to find out my story made the top five, and I’m going through to the next round.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

It sometimes feels like you can drink from the news firehose or turn away from what's happening. But there is a secret third thing. Was happy to contribute to this piece from my wonderful colleague @tonyelkins.com

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Thanks to Press Forward's Tim Murphy and May Yang for the great conversation, and to the @knightfoundation.org for seeing what was happening, and jumping in quickly with support. (Full disclosure: My work is supported by a grant from Knight)

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

What does it look like when funders "move at the speed of news"? It looks like this. TL;DR: funders can (and should) plan ahead for crises, from major news stories to natural disasters, so they're ready to respond when something happens. This is a good blueprint. www.poynter.org/business-wor...

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How philanthropy moved money at the ‘speed of news’ during Minnesota’s immigration surge - Poynter

Seven lessons for funders from how Press Forward Minnesota mobilized to support local news during Operation Metro Surge

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

My partners for this session are the wonderful @jakerznthingz.bsky.social, editorial director from @lookoutnews.bsky.social and @ninasachdev.bsky.social from Media Impact Funders.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

In Chicago next week and interested in building great funder-newsroom partnerships? Come find me and let's grab coffee. ☕

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Excited for this workshop at the ONA conference next week @journalists.org We're going to be talking about: 🤔 How funders think about news organizations 💬 How to talk about your work in ways that will resonate with funders 💖 How to build a trusting relationship that will last beyond just one grant

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

On my way to Mississippi where I will run a workshop for local news leaders and avoid aggressive diseased monkeys on the loose, I guess.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Serious question for sports fans: how do you handle how emotional and stressful this all is and then just go about your lives for an entire season I just do not understand

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

I can’t tell you how discombobulating this all is as someone who mostly does not pay attention to sports and then is suddenly watching <waves hands wildly> all this

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

(Wretched film, my least favorite I’ve seen this year)

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

The Testament of Ann Lee made me incredibly happy … that I don’t live in the 18th century. Also, I was happy when it was over.

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Megan Griffith-Greene @mgg.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

It is the glitter of the nut world

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