What’s next in Detroit? - American Press Institute 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 [...]

What’s next in Detroit?

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Meeting reset: Designing a leadership meeting worth slowing down for 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.

Designing a leadership meeting worth slowing down for

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Examining the FCC’s equal time advisory  - American Press Institute 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 [...]

Examining the FCC’s equal time advisory 

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Covering the crisis in Minneapolis - American Press Institute 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 [...]

Covering the crisis in Minneapolis

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Meeting reset: Activate in-house training with hands-on workshops 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.

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A turning point in press freedom - American Press Institute 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 [...]

A turning point in press freedom

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Heinz Endowments renews support to advance the Pittsburgh Community Advisory Committee 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.

Heinz Endowments renews support to advance the Pittsburgh Community Advisory Committee

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Where civic culture meets sustainability: Announcing API’s 2026 Local News Summits As the American Press Institute marks 80 years, we’ll honor our legacy by continuing to respond to the evolving needs of news leaders. Our upcoming API Local News Summits will explore three critical p...

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Our #LocalNewsSummits this year thread the intersection between democracy and sustainability, focusing on:

👉🏽 Youth trust and civic resilience
👉🏽 Measuring impact for civic discourse
👉🏽 News avoidance and digital wellness

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From protests to the polls, protecting your physical safety in the field You'll find tips designed to help you and your team assess risks, plan for various situations and react appropriately when faced with physical threats.

We're resurfacing our collaboration with the International Women's Media Foundation crash course around protest and election safety in light of the multiple reported incidents of journalists being injured during law enforcement activity at recent protests.

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"We are deeply grateful for his contributions and wish him the best as he brings his many talents to his new role as dean of UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.”

“Under his impressive leadership, API has played an important role in helping news organizations across the country find new ways to connect with the communities they serve."

American Press Institute CEO to head UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism 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 American Press Institute was extremely fortunate to have Michael at the helm for the last three years,” said Barbara Wall, chair of the API Board of Trustees.

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Work with us: Vice President, Product Strategy 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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Our Impact - American Press Institute API serves as a bridge between media, civic life and public trust, helping news organizations deepen their relationships with the people they serve.

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The 2024 #API Impact Report reflects on our successes and opportunities and includes feedback from news leaders who have engaged with our offerings. We're proud to support news organizations and believe that an informed public is essential to the health of democracy.

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How to better connect fundraising asks to your journalism - Better News Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: Identify community needs and adapt to them in your pursuit for more revenue

How can news orgs continue to innovate their fundraising strategies?💰
Read the latest #BetterNews article to get advice on how to adapt fundraising campaigns around your mission & coverage. Featuring insights from @capitalb.bsky.social's @gillianbwhite.bsky.social:
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Journalists, consider these questions from the Good Conflict initiative to help you stir up more interesting discussions. 👇

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Simplify and Contextualize Your Audience Data with Metrics for News – ONA Events Does this sound familiar? You’re writing about something important and it’s not getting the reader attention you had hoped. You begin asking yourself: Can we ... Learn more.

Looking to contextualize your audience data? Join @ona-community.bsky.social & API's Liz Worthington on Dec. 5 to learn how newsrooms are using Metrics for News to:
Launch new products 🛠️
Experiment with formats 📱
Improve reader engagement 💡
📅 Dec. 5, 12:30 p.m. ET
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🚨 Attention Table Stakes Alumni! 🚨
API is offering $5,000 grants to support revenue experiments for up to 8 news orgs. Apply by Dec. 13, 2024.

This opportunity is funded by This opportunity is funded by The Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund.
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API Year in Review 2024 - American Press Institute 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...

It’s been a busy year for API – from organizing in-person summits and extending grants to offering webinars and sharing election resources. 💪
Read API’s Year in Review to learn how we helped foster healthy, responsive and resilient news orgs in 2024. americanpressinstitute.org/api-year-in-...

Simplify and Contextualize Your Audience Data with Metrics for News – ONA Events Does this sound familiar? You’re writing about something important and it’s not getting the reader attention you had hoped. You begin asking yourself: Can we ... Learn more.

Looking to contextualize your audience data? Join @ona-community.bsky.social & API's Liz Worthington on Dec. 5 to learn how newsrooms are using Metrics for News to:
Launch new products 🛠️
Experiment with formats 📱
Improve reader engagement 💡
📅 Dec. 5, 12:30 p.m. ET
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What real listening actually looks & sounds like YouTube video by Good Conflict

Journalists, healthy conflict can improve problem-solving among teams and generate creative solutions.
A secret weapon to making this happen is a technique called looping. Learn from the Good Conflict initiative what deep listening and reflecting back looks like: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXbx...

Are you a newsroom that has collaborated with influencers? We want to hear about it. 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...

🚨 Newsrooms: Have you worked with influencers before? 🚨
We are creating a guide to help local newsrooms collaborate with influencers. We want to hear about your experiences—successes and challenges!
Take our survey now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #Journalism #LocalNews #InfluencerCollaboration

The voters’ guide to elections - American Press Institute 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...

Producing voter guides often happens on incredibly tight deadlines just before ballots are cast.
👉So what if newsrooms got started on the 2026 voter guide … today?
Get tools and tips to shape your strategy here:
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The 10 most popular Better News articles and case studies of 2024 - Better News From planning live events to tackling the audience funnel, these articles and case studies are the most-viewed in 2024 on BetterNews.org.

From planning live events to tackling the audience funnel, explore the top 10 most viewed #BetterNews articles and case studies.🙌

👉Learn how to stop doing things, explore what Gen Z journalists want news leaders to know, grow revenues with newsletters and more.
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I am simply having the most fun experimenting with our coverage at @thekansascitystar.bsky.social Thank you to @ampress.bsky.social for inviting me to write about it ✨

Local newsrooms should have more fun. Your readers and your staff will thank you. - Better News Experimenting with local entertainment coverage will surprise and delight your readers — and bring joy to your staf

Journalists, experimenting with local entertainment coverage will surprise and delight your readers — and bring joy to your staff. ✨
Read the latest #BetterNews case study to learn from @thekansascitystar.bsky.social's @hwise29.bsky.social:
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Need to Know - American Press Institute 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...

Hi, API is now on Bluesky! 🦋 Our goal is to foster healthy, responsive and resilient news organizations. Follow us for news leader insights, research, case studies and more.

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