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600. Legacy media is failing to give people the news they really want

Meghann Cuniff, a legal affairs reporter based in Southern California, has a long history of covering breaking news, conducting investigations and writing long-form narratives from courtrooms about high-profile cases.

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Better News: Food and drink reporting drives revenue to The Sacramento Bee

Benji Egel of The Sacramento Bee discusses how news organizations can create a regional keepsake that drives revenue toward their newsroom.

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Better News: Tips and strategies for improving community-focused election coverage

David Plazas, director of opinion and engagement for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee, recently wrote a study for the Better News initiative on how The Tennessean created a significant, authentic public service experience around local politics. Read the full study.

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Better News revisits the best stories of 2023

Kamaria Roberts, the deputy director of local news transformation at the American Press Institute, highlights the work API has done over the last year through its Better News Initiative and what may be in store for 2024.

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Better News: The Coloradoan partners with university to foster public discourse, increase engagement

Eric Larsen, The Coloradoan’s executive editor, recently wrote a report for Better News about how a partnership with Colorado State University’s Center for Public Deliberation reenergized the newspaper’s opinion page and increased engagement by promoting a public dialogue among its audience members.

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Better News: Louisville Public Media makes news for and with its Black audiences

Better News podcast host Michael O’Connell talks to Louisville Public Media’s vice president of content, Gabrielle Jones, about LPM’s new approach to covering the news for and with its Black audiences.

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