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Beyond content: Building services people use & that sustain your news venture Link toBeyond content: Building services people use & that sustain your news venture

When: Wednesday, March 18, 2026  Where: In-person in Center City, Philadelphia  Come together for an intimate, one-day working session for Philadelphia local…

Provocations from the 2026 Local News Summit: Can local news meet the moment? A resounding ‘maybe.’ Link toProvocations from the 2026 Local News Summit: Can local news meet the moment? A resounding ‘maybe.’

This essay is part of a series on the 2026 Lenfest Institute-Aspen Digital Local News Summit, an annual convening of…

Vilas Dhar: Journalism has yet to begin its AI revolution Link toVilas Dhar: Journalism has yet to begin its AI revolution

This essay is part of a series on the 2026 Lenfest Institute-Aspen Digital Local News Summit, an annual convening of…

Newspaper execs open up about their biggest regrets Link toNewspaper execs open up about their biggest regrets

This article originally appeared on Blue Engine Collaborative’s LinkedIn. Experience is a fantastic teacher – and America’s newspaper executives have some…

Reporter’s notebook from the 2026 Local News Summit Link toReporter’s notebook from the 2026 Local News Summit

In a crisis, “people don’t look for perfect information, they look for actionable information.” That is, they don’t just want…

Reporter's notebook from the 2026 Local News Summit by Richard J. Tofel

Mastering qualitative audience insights with Ariel Zirulnick Link toMastering qualitative audience insights with Ariel Zirulnick

Understanding your audience is essential to creating content and editorial products that truly resonate. Audience and Product Strategist Ariel Zirulnick…

How research and support can build up creator-model journalism Link toHow research and support can build up creator-model journalism

This resource is part of the Creator Journalism Trust and Credibility Toolkit from the Knight Communities Network, Project C, and Trusting News, which…

Building safer, smarter audience engagement tools: Takeaways from the News Product Alliance Summit Link toBuilding safer, smarter audience engagement tools: Takeaways from the News Product Alliance Summit

For as long as I’ve worked in audience development, page views, likes, follows, shares, engaged time, and signups have been…

Why philanthropy should back creator-model journalism Link toWhy philanthropy should back creator-model journalism

This resource is part of the Creator Journalism Trust and Credibility Toolkit from the Knight Communities Network, Project C, and Trusting News, which…

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Lenfest News Creator Collaborative grant guidelines Link toLenfest News Creator Collaborative grant guidelines

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is pleased to launch the Lenfest Creator Collaborative Program, designed to help local news organizations…

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