The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester New York was facing a big problem. Its primary audience was old, white and dwindling. The newspaper had to figure out how to reach a younger and more diverse audience — and fast.
C.J. Benjamin, emerging audiences editor for the Democrat and Chronicle, discusses how the paper successfully developed a strategy to better engage a younger and more diverse audience. She wrote about the experience for American Press Institute‘s Better News Initiative. Read her full report here.
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Sabrina R.
June 16, 2020 at 7:16 pmCJ, Awesome Report, I am looking forward to a positive relationship, going forward. I am very hopeful, from what I heard that this paper is a rising star!! Thank you for caring enough to make an effort to change!!