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Transition leadership through braving uncertainty Link toTransition leadership through braving uncertainty

Leadership transitions can look quite different, depending on the health and viability of the organizations where they take place. But…

Leaders, let’s first plan for an emergency Link toLeaders, let’s first plan for an emergency

Software developers and technologists often ask about a project’s “bus factor” or “bus quotient”: What is the minimum number of team…

Solution Set: Lessons from the Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange  Link toSolution Set: Lessons from the Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange 

Last year we launched the Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange, a program supporting BIPOC media founders with resources to create more sustainable…

Members of the 2022 PMFE cohort complete a group sharing exercise at their graduation ceremony

Solution Set: Five tips for newspapers looking to reduce print frequency Link toSolution Set: Five tips for newspapers looking to reduce print frequency

More than 5,000 miles — or 8,000 kilometers — separate Berlin, Germany and Denton, Texas, but newspapers based in the…

How the Denton Record-Chronicle won back subscribers after it reduced its print frequency Link toHow the Denton Record-Chronicle won back subscribers after it reduced its print frequency

Soon after announcing that it would reduce the frequency of its print newspaper from seven to two days per week…

Transparency during transition: A German newspaper’s plan to communicate with staff and readers as it moves away from print  Link toTransparency during transition: A German newspaper’s plan to communicate with staff and readers as it moves away from print 

When the German newspaper Die Tageszeitung, commonly known as taz, made the decision in 2018 to work toward eliminating its…

Newspack marks its 200th launch Link toNewspack marks its 200th launch

This article was first published on Newspack’s website. The Lenfest Institute has supported Newspack since 2019, and we’re proud to…

Local news leadership transitions require budgets, bandwidth, and a breadth of skills Link toLocal news leadership transitions require budgets, bandwidth, and a breadth of skills

Another RJI fellow recently posed a simple, straightforward yet important question to me about succession planning for digital news organizations: Why…

Succession planning is key to journalism’s sustainability Link toSuccession planning is key to journalism’s sustainability

You’d be forgiven if the word “succession” triggered thoughts of despicable scheming and jockeying for power set to a haunting,…

Strategies for maximizing print revenue on the path to digital sustainability Link toStrategies for maximizing print revenue on the path to digital sustainability

Metro newspapers face a dilemma: Even as industry-wide trends show print readership and print revenue declining, many organizations still earn…

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