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Need to Know: November 24, 2021
How to prevent a hedge fund takeover of local news, what is a ‘subscriber,’ and how to host community conversations
Need to Know: November 23, 2021
Learn about source diversity tracking, Alden bids for Lee Enterprises, and making the Facebook Papers public
Need to Know: November 22, 2021
Can low-cost training substitute for j-school, hackers targeted Lee Enterprises, and how to talk about executions
Need to Know: November 19, 2021
Weekly roundup — The FTC’s crackdown on publishers, hybrid work is here to stay, and Substack’s million-subscriber milestone
Need to Know: November 18, 2021
How to repurpose evergreen content, an incubator for local news startups, and obituaries can attract enormous readership
Need to Know: November 17, 2021
Products to help news orgs build trust, how to manage notifications, and a new fund to support local investigative reporting
Need to Know: November 16, 2021
Retain at-risk subscribers, interpreting 'impartiality', and Substack hits a million-subscribers milestone
Need to Know: November 15, 2021
Hybrid work will be the norm for news orgs, crowdsourcing information for investigative reporting, and tips for audio interviews
Need to Know: November 12, 2021
Weekly roundup — A model for community-led reporting, a new platform for independent journalists, and a look at Twitter Blue
Need to Know: November 11, 2021
A Substack for business journalists, how to raise local philanthropy money, and API is hiring an editorial associate