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The American Press Institute’s Need to Know newsletter offers media and journalism leaders analysis of the rapid changes in the journalism industry, a curated list of must-read stories and guidance on modernizing journalism editorial and business strategies.
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Anchor your journalism in civic trust
Civic trust is bigger than whether people trust a news organization. It includes the role local media can play in helping people understand their communities, participate in civic life and navigate differences with one another.
Building connections since the beginning
Reach out to that person and share how they helped you reconsider a challenge you were facing, led you to a new idea or shaped your career. Ask them what challenges or ideas they’re wrestling with now.
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We’ll dig into three areas that are important to the future of local journalism: civic trust, people and culture and organizational resilience.
Create an impact learning loop
Impact-minded organizations build habits that help them notice what their communities are responding to, interpret what those signals might mean and adapt their journalism while the work is still unfolding.
Build impact into your editorial strategy
Everyone in the newsroom needs to not only recognize impact signals but frame their work through an impact lens. One way to do this is by making this discussion part of the editorial process before an article is written or a project is published.
Rethink your impact signals
Identifying deeper impact signals your newsroom wants to track and engaging colleagues from across your organization on what impact they want their work to have.
