Two U.S. metro newspapers (Boston and Minneapolis) make the top 25 in converting visitors to subscribers. Data from Press Gazette

🟡 Polling results based on models should transparently explain the models' methods and assumptions. That said, reporters should focus on the issues and impacts of elections, rather than the horse-race polling. semafor.com/newsletter/08/…

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This seems like a great program. Finding trusted messengers, and learning from them, can be very helpful in disseminating important civic information. The Lenfest Institute did that with its Every Voice, Every Vote project and it worked really well.

The painful discovery you make when canvassing in 2024 is what the collapse of local media means. Very few voters in my key swing congressional district (NY-19) have heard of their down-ballot candidates--even though these are the people with the most impact on their lives.

An Overlooked — and Increasingly Important — Clue to How People Vote politi.co/3UKLXjU via POLITICO

A great step in support of local news. news.asu.edu/20250122-law-j…

When the next news organization is attacked for doing its first ammendment duties, I hope the response from the rest of the press is as robust as it was in Marion, Kansas. inquirer.com/opinion/commen… via @phillyinquirer

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Good local reporting. These local newspapers are doing their job. hidesertstar.com/deserttrail/ja… via @hidesertpubco

Print newspaper circulation is dropping faster and faster, but digital subscriptions are more than taking their place at many major metro newspapers.

From this morning’s The Philadelphia Inquirer:

Another important newspaper changes it's ownership structure, becoming a publicly supported non-profit. I hope it can grow like the Philadelphia Inquirer has, under Lenfest Institute ownership. seattletimes.com/opinion/a-news…

The Philadelphia Inquirer, founded on June 1, 1829, is in the new media seat in the White House pool tomorrow. The Inquirer is the third-longest continuously operating paper in America.

ProPublica Joins Lenfest Institute AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program propublica.org/atpropublica/p…

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Check out Newsday's thoughtful approach to cause marketing. The idea was powerful: help businesses connect with causes that matter to them. Read how they built it (and what your team might take from it): 🔗 brandedcontentproject.com/post/how-newsd…

A peek beneath the hood of Lookout Eugene-Springfield’s launch lenfestinstitute.org/solutions-reso…

Announcing MIF’s New Executive Director: Abby Rapoport mediaimpactfunders.org/announcing-mif… #mediaimpactfunders

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