Mediagazer: Five lessons from successful local news startups, including focusing on a single mission, openness to non-traditional reporting, and engaging the public (Celeste Katz Marston/Nieman Reports)

3:05 PM ET, December 3, 2023

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Celeste Katz Marston / Nieman Reports:

Five lessons from successful local news startups, including focusing on a single mission, openness to non-traditional reporting, and engaging the public — Five lessons from successful local news startups — Let's start with an encouraging statistic: Despite years of demoralizing reports …

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Dawn Wotapka / Talking Biz News:

Q&A with Kevin Delaney, who co-founded “future-of-work” media and research company Charter in 2021, on the company's goals, his time at Quartz and WSJ, and more — When I started this column, I expected it to be filled with routine Q&As about reporting, writing and editing.

Deborah Caldwell / Poynter:

Anger tied to the Israel-Hamas war makes clear that journalists need to rebuild local religion coverage to show how faith-based groups shape their communities — Faith-based communities are a vibrant part of civic life, and coverage helps us build empathy for our neighbors.

Discussion: @stevenwaldman, Jennifer Preston on LinkedIn and @jimallthetime

Phil Walker / The Guardian:

How successful cricket podcasts, often begun as labors of love by obsessive fans, have persisted in a broadcasting landscape saturated by rivaling media outlets — How do fans follow a sport that feels more present than ever yet also more bloated and stratified? By listening to podcasts

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Maria Sherman / Associated Press:

Kiss' three current members reveal digital avatars of themselves, created by Pophouse and George Lucas' ILM, which will tour as the rock band stops live touring — On Saturday night, Kiss will close out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City's famed Madison Square Garden.

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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Apple and Paramount have discussed an Apple TV+ and Paramount+ bundle that would cost less than subscribing to both streaming services separately — Streamers are increasingly joining with rivals to offer bundles that help attract and keep subscribers

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Alex Thompson / Axios:

Sources: Newsmax is clashing with the RNC after RNC proposed that Newsmax pay $2M to co-sponsor the third GOP primary debate as the junior partner to ABC News — Newsmax is clashing with the Republican National Committee after the conservative, Trump-friendly channel wasn't able to co-sponsor …

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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

An interview with Dow Jones CEO and WSJ publisher Almar Latour about how Dow Jones continues to grow subscriptions, news media's prospects for 2024, and more — Interview with Dow Jones CEO and Wall Street Journal publisher Almar Latour. — This year has been a torrid one for most US …

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Siddharth Cavale / Reuters:

Walmart says the company is not advertising on X “as we've found other platforms to better reach our customers” — Walmart (WMT.N) said on Friday it is not advertising on social media platform X, the latest brand to say it has dropped the Elon Musk-owned site.

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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:

Business Insider faces criticism after promoting a story about a female founder in a well-known influencer “snark” subreddit known for harassment against women — But with thousands of subreddits, where exactly news sites should promote their work presents a dilemma

Discussion: @taylorlorenz, @ronbrownstein, @mollyalisonward, The Information, @taylorlorenz@threads.net, @shawnmjones@hachyderm.io, @TomSullivan@mstdn.social and Talking Biz News

Sophia Stewart / Publishers Weekly:

Scholastic magazine unionized employees reach a tentative new contract deal that includes a $65K salary floor, wage increases, and a hybrid work agreement — Unionized employees at Scholastic have reached a tentative new contract agreement with management following their one-day work stoppage last month over wage-related grievances.

Discussion: @nyguild

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