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YAWN: Tiresome Newspaper Arguments

It's been more than two years since I received my last paycheck from a newspaper company. In that time, I've had the opportunity to advocate for local newspapers that remain Relevant to their … more

Tom Silvestri The Relevance Project | 9/29/22

Opinion: Local media provide sizable solutions to global crises

NEW YORK — When Kavita Devi read the mission of her local media platform Khabar Lahariya, which translates as “News Wave,” it was the first time she had ever spoken English … more

9/27/22

7 lessons to running a successful journalism membership program

They said it wouldn’t work. They had said the same thing when we started Daily Maverick, a fiercely independent, long-form news publisher, in 2009. At least they were consistent. Most … more

9/27/22

How to level up your interview skills by learning to listen better

Jen Maxfield is an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist and anchor and adjunct professor of broadcast journalism at Columbia University in New York. She estimates that in the last two decades, she … more

9/27/22

Returning Favor To North Carolina

The Relevance Project thanks Phil Lucey and the North Carolina Press Association for the opportunity to talk Community Forum at the annual conference in Raleigh on … more

Tom Silvestri. The Relevance Project | 9/1/22

Survey funds young people follow news, but without much joy

Young people are following the news but aren’t too happy with what they’re seeing. Broadly speaking, that’s the conclusion of a study released Wednesday showing 79% of young … more

8/31/22

Gannett aims to promote local journalism

Gannett is launching a brand campaign to promote local journalism in three of its largest markets: Nashville, Austin and Phoenix. The “Here For It” campaign, running now through … more

Tanya Gazdik | MediaPost | 8/31/22

Survey says: Large majority think they see misinformation online every week

Sixty-two percent of respondents across generations think they see false or misleading information online weekly, according to a new study conducted by the Poynter Institute’s digital media … more

Sara Bealor | Poynter | 8/31/22

How the Arizona Daily Star created a solutions beat to build reader engagement and better serve its community

Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: Flip the narrative and add solutions-oriented reporting to your coverage, rather than solely focusing on problems in your community. The solutions … more

7/29/22

Putting focus on issues voters care most about helps media earn trust of readers and strengthens democracy

With partisanship rising and trust in media organizations falling, there is a movement among some journalists to turn election coverage away from politicians and toward voters by focusing on the … more

Sophia Voight | Appleton Post-Crescent | 7/29/22

Is the future of fact-checking automated?

Ten years ago, the concept of real-time fact-checking may have been a pipe dream. The process takes time and effort, from identifying claims from hours of broadcasts, cross-referencing them with … more

Seth Smalley | Poynter | 7/29/22

First Amendment confrontation may loom in post-Roe fight

The Supreme Court declared clearly last week that there is no federal right to abortion. But how the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization affects the right to talk about … more

6/30/22

What is the future of automated fact-checking? Fact-checkers discuss

With the flood of misinformation saturating social media, there are too many claims and not enough human fact-checkers to do the tedious work required. Can automation help with … more

6/30/22

The Spirit of ’76: Protecting us against the Putin Playbook

As we gather to celebrate Independence Day, it’s a good time to reflect on how our most fundamental freedoms have served this nation well. It’s an even better time to think about what … more

Ken Paulson | 6/24/22

'They keep threatening to arrest us.' The obstacles facing local news in Uvalde

The San Antonio Express-News on Thursday published a timeline detailing the series of mistakes and deviations from original reports that officials made following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary … more

Amaris Castillo | Poynter | 6/14/22

Confirmation bias in journalism: What it is and strategies to avoid it

In journalism, confirmation bias can influence a reporter’s assessment of whether a story is worth pitching and an editor’s decision to greenlight a story pitch. If the pitch is accepted, … more

Carey Morewedge | The Journalist's Resource | 6/14/22

In the age of social media blasts, what's the point of letters to the editor?

Last fall, Daniel Delgado was bothered by something in a comic published in Jewish Currents, a magazine with a loyal following on the Jewish left. “When Settler Becomes … more

Marina Bolotnikova | Poynter | 6/14/22

Remember, journalists, to take care of yourselves

My wife, who is a therapist, and I have spoken to so many journalists in the last month who are hurting, usually quietly and often privately, as they cover mass shootings, one after another. When the … more

Al Tompkins and Sidney Tompkins | Poynter | 5/27/22

Texas newspapers demand 'reasonable gun control' after school massacre

Texas’ largest newspapers demanded more than thoughts and prayers on Tuesday, just hours after a gunman massacred 21 people at an elementary school, including 19 children. The Houston … more

Jonathan Edwards | The Washington Post | 5/27/22

Pew Research Center: Local newspapers fact sheet

The transition to digital news consumption has hit the newspaper industry hard in recent years. Some national publications have managed to weather the storm in … more

Pew Research Center | 5/27/22