Need to Know newsletter
API’s daily Need to Know morning newsletter provides fresh, useful insights for people advancing quality, innovative and sustainable journalism. Most of the items that we curate for the newsletter each day also appear here on the website as a cumulative body of knowledge.
Need to Know: July 24, 2020
From voicing support to acting in solidarity, ‘the judiciary is the guardian of the press’ and Twitter considers subscriptions
Need to Know: July 22, 2020
Distinguish opinion from news, a checklist for involving community in reporting, and why climate coverage is great for collaboration
Need to Know: July 21, 2020
Harassment of women sports journalists is all too common, how to listen and report with communities, and why ‘white’ stays lowercase
Need to Know: July 20, 2020
Switching to a nonprofit model, a ‘time wall’ alternative to a paywall, and broadcasters ask for government relief from COVID-19
Need to Know: July 17, 2020
How to move major events online, expect some subscribers to be less engaged than others, and what might ‘media reparations’ look like
Need to Know: July 16, 2020
How to label opinion content clearly, pandemic accelerates radio’s shift to digital, and how Slack fuels journalists’ reform efforts
Need to Know: July 15, 2020
Free analytics insights for your elections coverage, new help with raising philanthropic support, and how two news orgs can collaborate
Need to Know: July 14, 2020
How to support journalists of color, reporter sues police over arrest, and activists are making fake local news sites
Need to Know: July 13, 2020
Hedge fund wins McClatchy auction, how to measure Instagram engagement, and the media startups choosing to launch in hard times
Need to Know: July 10, 2020
How news startups find their way, digital replicas of print editions can build habits, and the power of saying 'thank you'