Need to Know

When local is national When a major national story breaks in its town, a local news organization can tap a deep well of knowledge of [...]

Local — and live  Events are a booming business for national news organizations trying to reach an influential audience of thought leaders. Semafor recently announced [...]

The value of taking stock  In a rapidly changing industry like news, a broad ecosystem assessment — a snapshot of  strengths, weaknesses, deficits and surpluses [...]

Creator disruption The degree to which the creator phenomenon is rapidly disrupting traditional media has been on display in recent weeks. A legacy media executive, [...]

Coverage considerations in a perilous time  America has entered “a new era of political violence,” The Washington Post’s Naftali Bendavid writes in the wake of [...]

Brainstorming the bundle The New York Times this week announced a new four-user subscription bundle for families or friends. Each user has their own login, [...]