When we began asking what kind of stories still mattered to Baca County, we realized many of them weren’t “breaking news” but generational memory. And the paper was the last remaining platform that treated those memories with care and context.| American Press Institute
Here are a few ideas for activating your archives that participants brought to the recent API Summit on Local History, Community and Identity in Nashville — plus some ideas we all brought home to try out in the weeks and months to come.| American Press Institute
Reaching people across age groups is a complex proposition for news leaders. It involves identifying issues and topics that resonate with all ages, creating content on multiple platforms, and finding ways for people to move past assumptions about one another. But the current moment in America demands this kind of work.| American Press Institute
With a relevant topic, rich storytelling material and a timely hook in hand, you now have the raw ingredients to develop historical programming that resonates.| American Press Institute
The Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism sets up tables and chairs in the communities it covers to find story ideas, sources and leads.| American Press Institute
Time was not on our side when planning this event, so it was essential that we made fast, decisive choices. This is where years of practice came in handy.| American Press Institute
The event was joyous, eclectic and completely unlike what you might expect from a journalism organization. But according to the team that produced it, this is what local media can and should look like.| American Press Institute
An event that celebrates your community can coalesce those identities — and establish local media as the conveners, recordkeepers and storytellers of your community yesterday and today.| American Press Institute
Owning the news Journalist Megan Greenwell has been on tour promoting “Bad Company,” her book about the impact of private equity on American workers and [...]| American Press Institute
Explore cutting-edge research, resources, and training for modern journalism. American Press Institute supports a vibrant, ethical, and sustainable press.| American Press Institute
Hope for facts In breaking news situations, spreaders of misinformation, including those using AI, often exploit the public’s desire to find out what’s happening. In [...]| American Press Institute
Six news organizations will experiment with local influencers or trusted messengers to share their nonpartisan local journalism on elections in 2024 as part of a new American Press Institute program for the Knight Election Hub.| American Press Institute
Questions, flags and a checklist to help you anticipate and prepare for any potentially sticky ethical situations that arise in partnering with trusted messengers, including language for how to get on the record about the ethics guiding your collaboration.| American Press Institute
The cohort came to the in-person training session with enthusiasm and will to begin to make a change with how they best serve the communities they engage with and report on.| American Press Institute
