Finding Your Whales
We recently gathered 17 news organizations with membership models at the kick off of our Membership Accelerator Program, so they could jointly learn how to improve their membership programs. [...]
Using ‘radical hospitality’ to bring communities together to discuss important issues
With a vase of flowers sitting in the middle of a circle of chairs, a small group of Sacramento residents from all walks of life gathered to discuss a sensitive topic: The meaning of home. This [...]
Why CBC News created a pop-up newsletter for the royal wedding
In case you’ve forgotten already, there was a royal wedding last May. American Meghan Markle married Prince Harry. It was a big deal. Seemingly every news organization on the planet covered it, [...]
Recap of the Austin Kick Off
On September 25 and 26, 17 news organizations with membership models came to Austin, TX to kick off The Facebook Journalism Project: Local News Membership Accelerator. The three-month Membership [...]
How a local journalist is trying to better understand and serve Oakland’s Latino immigrant community
Earlier this year, journalist Madeleine Bair traveled around Oakland, Calif. with an oversized golden microphone. Bair interviewed dozens of members of the Latino immigrant community about the [...]