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In the digital subscription cohort for alumni of the Table Stakes Local News Transformation Program, five teams were challenged to think creatively about growing and retaining digital audiences through experimentation. In this Better News piece, each team shares the challenge it took on over the four months and highlights its biggest lessons.
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Digital Subscriptions Sprint Cohort | Better News
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4/25/23
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The Idaho Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by 30 news organizations to lift a gag order in the criminal case of a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death.
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Rebecca Boone | The Associated Press
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4/25/23
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It may take a few days and plenty of leaks to find out exactly why Carlson and Lemon are out of jobs, but we do have a few clues.
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Tom Jones | Poynter
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4/25/23
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Jason Walker has been reporting from inside his cell at great risk to his personal safety.
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Michelle Pitcher | Texas Observer
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4/25/23
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The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a pair of court fights involving public officials who block their critics on social media and whether elected officials can be sued by users who lost the ability to interact with those accounts.
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Melissa Quinn | CBS News
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4/25/23
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Solutions oriented, community-focused reporting is making an impact and bringing in viewers.
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Jaclyn Allen | RJI
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4/25/23
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DJ Perera has joined the Ad Council as chief media officer. She succeeds Kathy Kayse, who will be retiring on May 12 after leading the Media team for five years.
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Press Release | Ad Council
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4/25/23
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A veteran Chinese journalist who worked at a ruling Communist Party-affiliated newspaper and was a Harvard University fellow faces espionage charges after being detained while meeting with a Japanese diplomat in a restaurant, his family said Monday.
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Staff | The Associated Press
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4/25/23
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Twitter accounts operated by authoritarian governments in Russia, China and Iran are benefiting from recent changes at the social media company, researchers said Monday, making it easier for them to attract new followers and broadcast propaganda and disinformation to a larger audience.
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David Klepper | The Associated Press
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4/25/23
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In a memo to staff on April 24, News Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Eduardo Castillo announced that Natacha Pisarenko will oversee all news coverage in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.
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Nicole Meir | The Associated Press
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4/25/23
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YouTube is the platform most commonly used by teens, with 95% of those ages 13 to 17 saying they have ever used it, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted April 14-May 4, 2022, that asked about 10 online platforms. Two-thirds of teens report using TikTok, followed by roughly six-in-ten who say they use Instagram (62%) and Snapchat (59%).
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Emily A. Vogels and Risa Gelles-Watnick | Pew Research Center
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4/25/23
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By Dean Young and John Marshall
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4/25/23
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The cable news landscape shifted noticeably in a matter of an hour.
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Tom Jones | Poynter
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4/24/23
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Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: You have a large list of engaged subscribers for your flagship newsletter. Reader revenue is the next challenge. Here’s an example of how a focused, personalized case for support can drive results.
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Pete Havens, Ray Hollister, Jessica Palombo and Bonnie Zerr | WJCT Public Media | Better News
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4/24/23
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Trisha Thadani is joining The Washington Post to cover Apple. She joins The Post after six years at the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Press Release | The Washington Post
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4/24/23
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BuzzFeed News’ first few years were a time of global expansion and excitement. But there were warning signs.
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Laura Hazard Owen | Nieman Lab
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4/24/23
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Is this Fox News cleaning up its act after that $787.5 million Dominion settlement? Dealing with the latest in a long line of workplace lawsuits? Or betting they can make someone else a star in the same time slot?
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Joshua Benton | Nieman Lab
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4/24/23
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CNN has parted ways with longtime host Don Lemon.
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David Goldman | CNN
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4/24/23
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"We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor," a FOX News Media spokesperson said.
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Brian Flood | Fox News
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4/24/23
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Georges Media Group, Louisiana’s largest locally owned media organization and publisher of The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com, The Advocate, The Acadiana Advocate and Gambit, has announced a full expansion of its news coverage into the Shreveport-Bossier City market.
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Press Release | Georges Media Group
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4/24/23
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