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Need to Know: June 9, 2023
Weekly roundup — Chris Licht is out at CNN, the right to be forgotten, and how to ask for audience input
Need to Know: June 8, 2023
How opinion journalism can drive revenue, social sites ease up on misinformation crackdowns, and the upheaval at CNN
Need to Know: June 7, 2023
Incarcerated reporters in NY blocked from publishing work, establishing reporter mission statements, and offering the right to be forgotten
Need to Know: June 6, 2023
Meta threatens to block news, YouTube to allow election denial content, and the impact of high school sports coverage on democracy
Engage to build trust
Here’s a question we love to ask journalists: How do you know what your community thinks of your work?
Need to Know: June 2, 2023
Weekly roundup — Gannett staffers to walk off the job, how transparency helps fundraising efforts, and a GA4 transition checklist
Need to Know: June 1, 2023
Ohio LGBTQ publication fundraised $26k in a week, Iran threatens women journalists, and whether ChatGPT can be used for fact-checking
Need to Know: May 31, 2023
API offers a Metrics for News demo, a podcast that distills public meetings, and the UK’s overdue media #MeToo reckoning
Transitioning to GA4: Lessons from the field + a starter checklist
We invited newsroom leaders to talk about their transition to GA4 and I’ve pulled together some highlights of our conversation.
Need to Know: Friday, May 26, 2023
Weekly roundup — Insights from local news consumers, photographing Feinstein, and an aid network for laid-off journalists