Audience and Community Engagement

The future of local news starts here: Creators, AI, and lessons from the 2025 Reimagining Philadelphia Journalism Summit Link toThe future of local news starts here: Creators, AI, and lessons from the 2025 Reimagining Philadelphia Journalism Summit

Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing media industry and growing threats to the independent press, local news trailblazers, innovators,…

What I learned analyzing 60,000 headlines Link toWhat I learned analyzing 60,000 headlines

Can you spot an AI headline from a real one? Join the Lenfest Audience Community on July 17 at 2…

Meet the Philly social media influencers making civic content resonate | Every Voice, Every Vote Link toMeet the Philly social media influencers making civic content resonate | Every Voice, Every Vote

Civic space is closing: How local journalism can open it up | Hearken Link toCivic space is closing: How local journalism can open it up | Hearken

How these new platform-driven news outlets are attracting young audiences | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Link toHow these new platform-driven news outlets are attracting young audiences | Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

Lenfest Audience Community: Actionable AI for newsrooms Link toLenfest Audience Community: Actionable AI for newsrooms

The Lenfest Audience Community's next meeting is happening May 16 at 2 p.m. EDT / 11 a.m. PDT. Join us…

How community listening and research inform The Lenfest Institute’s work to serve the Philadelphia news ecosystem Link toHow community listening and research inform The Lenfest Institute’s work to serve the Philadelphia news ecosystem

This post is part of “Building a Thriving News Ecosystem,” a series from Knight Communities Network, a Lenfest Institute community…

Audience Community: Building trust through newsletters while navigating the daily news cycle Link toAudience Community: Building trust through newsletters while navigating the daily news cycle

The Audience Community was joined by Matt Kiser, the creator, founder, and publisher behind the WTF Just Happened Today newsletter,…

How to best optimize the 5 headline fields | WTF is SEO Link toHow to best optimize the 5 headline fields | WTF is SEO

Lenfest Institute and Google News Initiative announce new grant opportunity to help strengthen local news Link toLenfest Institute and Google News Initiative announce new grant opportunity to help strengthen local news

   ⚠️ Applications are due by March 27, 11:59 p.m. EDT. To ensure that you can complete the application before the…