There are few scenes more beautiful than a spring sunrise over the Tidal Basin. This morning found more blossoms open, but we are still in Stage 5: Puffy White. Don't worry, the signature white clouds of Peak Bloom blossoms will arrive soon enough. 🌸 #BloomWatch #CherryBlossoms

Toy Story is 30 this year. 😳 people.com/pixar-commemor…

We’re excited to get underway in Nashville with our API Local News Summit on Local Identity, History and Sustainability. Stay tuned for insights and more from our work here. American Press Institute

That’s a wrap on the API Local News Summit: Local Identity, History and Sustainability in Nashville! 🎉 More than 60 media leaders and experts from journalism and beyond came together to explore how to shape stronger, more sustainable local news. #API #LocalNewsSummit

🚨Attention Table Stakes Alumni! Join us for a conversation with P.J. Browning, president and publisher of The Post and Courier in South Carolina about how the organization fundraises for specific reporting beats. hubs.ly/Q03hdLqq0 #API #TableStakes #LocalJournalism

New ⁦American Press Institute, with ⁦Samantha Ragland⁩: ⁩ “Local communities need intergenerational problem-solving — and local news can help” americanpressinstitute.org/local-communit…

Exposure to nature doesn’t only make us happier. It makes us kinder too. Data: Just recalling or seeing photos of forests, oceans, landscapes, or the stars is enough to evoke awe and motivate helping. The outdoors strengthens our connection to something larger than ourselves.

The Vatican fire brigade has put up the chimney stack, which will announce the election of the new Pope. The Cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the conclave to select the next Pope. Twice a day, in the morning (except on May 7) and in the evening,

“Join us to explore how local media can enable intergenerational problem-solving” Apply by May 7 for remaining spots at our next ⁦American Press Institute⁩ Local News Summit americanpressinstitute.org/join-us-to-exp…

Pope Leo XIV explains his choice of name: "... I chose to take the name Leo XIV. There are different reasons for this, but mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic Encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution.

Pope Leo XIV to the media: Let me, therefore, reiterate today the Church’s solidarity with journalists who are imprisoned for seeking and reporting the truth while also asking for their release. The Church recognises in these witnesses – I am thinking of those who report on war

From Institute for Citizens & Scholars: Carnegie Young Leaders for Civic Preparedness (funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York) is looking for young people between the ages of 14 and 24 who are ready to step up, bridge divides, and tackle pressing issues in their communities. Apply here: citizensandscholars.org/carnegie-young…

Local journalism provides the “first draft of history” in our communities and is a great opportunity for collaboration with local history initiatives. New ⁦American Press Institute⁩ americanpressinstitute.org/funders-of-loc…

The power of intergenerational storytelling to solidify community and effect change ift.tt/H71SyWN

Local news leaders can use historical records to 1) deepen community coverage and 2) find new revenue streams. Here are ideas and practical steps to get started (all pulling from our April American Press Institute Local News Summit). americanpressinstitute.org/use-historical…

Pope Leo in his homily on the feast of the Holy Trinity and during the Jubilee of Sport: "Athletes who never make mistakes, who never lose, do not exist. Champions are not perfectly functioning machines, but real men and women, who, when they fall, find the courage to get back on

The SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore campus) seeks a Managing Director to help advance its mission to strengthen global democracy through civic engagement, inclusive dialogue, and applied research. Learn more and apply: buff.ly/uYuKtlj

Collective Wisdom: Breaking down generational barriers ift.tt/fTZFPa8