For managers - Media Helping Media Mastering newsroom leadership means more than resource management. Download free tools for crisis handling, staff wellbeing, and digital-first transitions.

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Apply by 4/16: Health reporting grants for up to $10,000 Email from USC Annenberg/Center for Health Journalism Apply to our National Fellowship today! View as webpage A few days left to apply for our 2026 National Fellowship! Fellows participate in brainst

✍️ Applications due Thursday, April 16, 2026 ✍️

"Our National Fellowship helps #journalists and their #newsrooms report deeply and authoritatively on the health, welfare and well-being of children, families and communities."

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Declining Engagement Leads Newsrooms to Re-evaluate X (Twitter) Usage A growing number of newsrooms are reevaluating their presence on X (formerly Twitter) as engagement rates continue to decline. Analysis from NiemanLab and data compiled by Elon Musk's critics, including Nate Silver, reveal a stark shift in the platform's dynamics. Newsrooms are observing poor engagement on their posts, even when accompanied by links, and are facing a platform increasingly dominated by conservative influencers and low-quality content. Silver’s assessment, which highlighted the outsized engagement of right-wing influencer “Catturd” compared to accounts like The New York Times, has been dismissed by Musk as 'bullshit.' However, NiemanLab’s own investigation generally supports Silver’s claims, noting widespread poor engagement for newsrooms publishing links. This shift is leading many organizations to question the value of maintaining a significant presence on the platform. The data also reveals a trend towards lower quality content and a move away from the platform’s previous usefulness for news dissemination, forcing newsrooms to find alternative strategies for reaching audiences. The platform’s utility for newsrooms is waning as their efforts yield decreasing returns, prompting a fundamental reassessment of its strategic importance.

Declining Engagement Leads Newsrooms to Re-evaluate X (Twitter) Usage

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

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Reporter at the helm: Adeyeye Joseph on leading with Punch, reckoning with AI, and journalism's enduring purpose The editor in chief and managing director of Nigeria's most powerful newspaper brings a reporter's instincts, a researcher's rigour and a servant leader’s approach to the challenges facing media – and shares sage advice for Africa and beyond.

“Do two things unfailingly: One, be skeptical of all things, but not cynical; and two, read broadly but think deeply.” – Adeyeye Joseph, EIC and MD of Nigeria’s Punch Newspapers offers sage advice for #journalists, #editors and #newsrooms in Africa and beyond.
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How Newsrooms Are Automating Video Content in Breaking News Coverage Breaking news has always been about speed. The faster a newsroom can gather, verify, and publish information, the more valuable it becomes to readers. Today, however, speed alone is no longer enough. ...

How #Newsrooms Are #Automating #VideoContent in #BreakingNews Coverage

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TV station megamerger is a threat to First Amendment freedoms   | Editorial The FCC's approval of Nexstar's bid to control 265 stations shortchanges journalism and further consolidates American media in the hands of Trump's allies.

The $6.2 billion Nexstar-Tegna deal threatens to deprive communities of vital local #journalism as more #newsrooms are likely to be gutted...it also concentrates more of the country’s #media landscape into the hands of President Donald Trump’s allies. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...

On-screen authority often hides off-screen decision-making. #Newsrooms

On-screen authority often hides off-screen decision-making. #Newsrooms

On-screen authority often hides off-screen decision-making. #Newsrooms

Why vertical video is becoming essential for local news - Editor and Publisher As audiences drift away from print and traditional web traffic continues to erode, local news organizations are being forced to rethink how — and where — journalism shows up. In this month’s feature, ...

As audiences shift away from print and traditional website traffic, local newsrooms are adapting — and vertical video is becoming a must-have storytelling tool.

#LocalNews #VerticalVideo #MobileFirst #DigitalMedia #Newsrooms

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Winning the Saudi Newsroom: 5 Tips for Crafting Press Releases That #Saudi Journalists Will Actually Publish - adopting a “Journalist-as-Partner” perspective. #pressreleasedistribution #KSA #GCC #Gulf #MENA zurl.co/TBpmA #pressrelations #Media #newsrooms #pressreleases

On-screen authority often hides off-screen decision-making. #Newsrooms

"[Contractors] have formally handed back the site - now known as The Standard in honour of its former use by the local #newspaper - & its first residents have started moving in." That heritage would be better honoured by including community #newsrooms (cf @greatergovanhill.com) in such developments.

📰 [Forbes Communications Council] 13 Ways Companies Can Tailor Pitches For Today's Busy Newsrooms - 👀 Read the complete article from Forbes Communications Council at www.forbes.com/councils/for... #PRStrategy #MediaRelations #PublicRelations #Newsrooms

This photographer is documenting old newspaper newsrooms while they’re still around - Poynter Ann Hermes' images show what's left and what we stand to lose

There's still a certain charm to local #newsrooms. Mainly dedicated people reporting on and writing about their community, often for small salaries. We're not all the WaPo or NYT.
You've got to love #journalism to do the work. This photographer is documenting it.
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View the visual year in review here:
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By Joe Timmerman

#Wisconsin #Photojournalism #VisualStorytelling #Newsrooms #InvestigativeJournalism

Newsrooms worldwide are testing human-in-the-loop AI editing tools, blending speed with oversight. What does it mean for accuracy and trust? #MediaTech #AIinNews #Newsrooms #DigitalEditing #Journalism

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Hours-long X outage on Tuesday exposed how fragile real-time news distribution can be. Newsrooms pivoted fast, but misinformation jumped in. Here’s what changed.
#XOutage #Newsrooms #TechFail #Misinformation #MediaUpdates

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#MediaResearch #Newsrooms #RolePerformance #Colombia #UniversidadDelNorte #Uninorte

Gestern eine Doktorandin unterstützt für ihre Diss über #DiversityManagement in Medienhäusern u dessen Einfluss auf #Vielfalt in #Newsrooms. Sie findet nur Frauen für Interviews u schwer. Kollege macht was über #KI u hatte ruckzuck mehr als 2000 Teilnehmende... #Journalismus #Gesellschaft

A.I. Sweeps Through Newsrooms, but Is It a Journalist or a Tool?

#AI Sweeps Through #Newsrooms, but Is It a #Journalist or a Tool? AI has set off industrywide soul-searching about its potential and pitfalls. Will A.I. replace #journalism jobs? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...

Most journalists use AI; few newsrooms have policies - Editor and Publisher If you think your newsroom isn’t using AI, think again. A Reuters survey found that 80% of journalists already lean on AI tools in their daily work, yet only 13% said their organizations have any poli...

Most #journalists use #AI; few #newsrooms have policies www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/most...

#Newsrooms across the globe are facing increasing ethical challenges in their daily work.

#Journalists #Newsrooms #NewsContentCreators
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Delfi Meedia: making AI a newsroom tool How can AI really perform for a big publisher in a smaller country? Delfi Media is harnessing it as a back-end tool. 👨‍💻 These are live-blogged notes...

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🗞️ When you think about the #Infrastructure needed for a media outlet to function ¿What comes to mind?

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The boon & bane of artificial intelligence in times of war.

While the technology helps bad actors to create, disseminate & amply disinfo like never before, it also helps journalists to detect & analyse those narratives, automate tedious work & focus on the very human aspects of their job.

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Why disclosing AI use is essential for newsrooms to maintain audience trust Recent studies show that people are skeptical. They want newsrooms to disclose their use of AI and develop ethical guidelines before integrating these technologies into their workflow.   Research on p...

Why disclosing #AI use is essential for #newsrooms to maintain audience #trust ijnet.org/en/story/why...

Journalists sound alarm on burnout crisis in newsrooms | The Reynolds Center SABEW hosted a discussion with journalists on their experiences with burnout and what they have done to help themselves and their newsrooms

#Journalists sound alarm on #burnout crisis in #newsrooms businessjournalism.org/2025/08/sabe...