Since August 2019, the Better News podcast has highlighted many of the news organizations that featured in the American Press Institute’s Better News Initiative.
Better News serves as a platform where local news organizations who participated in the Table Stakes Local News Transformation Program can share actionable strategies with others experiencing similar challenges in navigating the ever-changing, digital-media landscape.
In this special episode, Jan Ross Sakian, API’s Table Stakes community manager, joins host Michael O’Connell to wrap up the sixth and final season of the Better News podcast.
Here are the Better News case studies featured in the episode:
- Events may be difficult, but they’re still worth doing
- How the Minnesota Star Tribune built relevance, one community at a time
- Live events can help news organizations connect with their communities
- How the Henrico Citizen grew its email list and reader revenue
- Post and Courier philanthropic effort nets $1 million
- The Fayetteville Observer charts new course with Black audiences
- Tennessean engages Black audiences with new initiative
- Tips and strategies for improving community-focused election coverage
- Newsroom partnership benefits Charlotte’s Latino community
- Nonprofit newsrooms turn rivalry into revenue stream
The Better News podcast is a partnership between It’s All Journalism and the American Press Institute to a) showcase innovative/experimental ideas that emerge from the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund and b) share replicable strategies and tactics that benefit the news industry as a whole. Sign up for the Better News newsletter to receive news about the latest resources, case studies, and insights.
