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“We now have a better understanding of our power, not just to generate revenue but to create a news business that is more equitable, more fair, and better to the people who power it.” Meena Thiruvengadam
“Regenerative industries and processes focus on developing self-renewing systems that take both natural and human resources into account. They recognize that both are finite.” Jessica Clark
“Journalism leaders called for Lee to fend off the vulture hedge fund in order to help preserve a democratic press. Lee told Alden they’d just need a higher return to sell us out.” Simon Galperin
“This shift will untether journalists and their audiences from the rigid 20th-century paper-digm we live in today.” Matt Karolian
“By focusing primarily on demographic changes as a measure of anti-racism, legacy newsrooms are implicitly giving weight to the idea that existing in a white supremacist system is enough to change it.” Janelle Salanga
“The most important thing for a newsroom isn’t being ‘nonprofit’ — it’s about the values it lives up to.” Gabe Schneider
“Journalism now functions to condense, contextualize, and curate the sheer volume of information that is out there and accessible to all — to stand between readers and the abyss of the infodemic.” Simon Allison
“Slowing growth will renew our imperative to focus on the needs of our readers and the quality of our products — simply because it leaves us with no other choice.” Chase Davis
“While it may seem like responsible, dogged journalism is gasping for its last breath, newsrooms can and are rising from the ashes.” Burt Herman
“Spatial journalism is not about just using locative technology. It’s also about understanding how spaces and places create meaning for the user.” Amy Schmitz Weiss