Archives: 2026

Nieman Lab StaffJune 15, 2026
News sites are the new newspapers: People are abandoning them for social media
Facebook for news is on the rebound, impartial news isn’t dead, and other findings from RISJ’s 2026 Digital News Report
Hanaa' TameezJune 15, 2026
The Newsground turns to coffee to fund investigative journalism
A new outlet pairs accountability reporting with a product that readers can sip.
Joshua BentonJune 11, 2026
How an Alaska news nonprofit bought the local newspaper it was founded to compete with
Highways crisscrossing in all directions, as seen from above.
Neel DhaneshaJune 11, 2026
The Big Dig podcast goes nationwide with the “Highway Teardown Tour”
“Ultimately bureaucracy is just people trying to accomplish something, and there’s good stories in there.”
Andrew DeckJune 10, 2026
The Centre Daily Times unionizes after backlash to McClatchy’s AI tool
The local Pennsylvania outlet is the first newsroom under The NewsGuild-CWA to unionize in response to AI adoption.
Sophie CulpepperJune 10, 2026
AI use, growth challenges, and funding cuts: A new report looks at the state of nonprofit news
More than eight in 10 Institute for Nonprofit News members reported using AI-based tools in 2025, according to the latest INN Index.
Joshua BentonJune 9, 2026
What kind of stories are best at turning local news readers into subscribers? It’s hard news, not the soft stuff
An analysis of billions of visits to a metro newspaper’s website finds that entertainment and sports stories might generate lots of pageviews, but it’s topics like government, transportation, and health that get people to pull out their credit cards.
Neel DhaneshaJune 4, 2026
With its new season, the podcast Scene on Radio takes on the news
Nithin CocaJune 4, 2026
Tansa is pioneering a new model for investigative journalism in Japan
“We need more media outlets like Tansa to be established — competing as rivals where necessary, but collaborating to invigorate journalism.”
Hanaa' TameezJune 3, 2026
The Minnesota Star Tribune will cut 15% of its staff — and may become a nonprofit
Laura Hazard OwenJune 3, 2026
These 16 new journalism jobs could help publishers “future-proof” their newsrooms
Your next gig: “Senior editor, AI innovation”? Or “podcast social video editor”? Or “editorial director, newsroom engineering”?
Joshua BentonJune 2, 2026
How a veteran video games journalist went solo and built a sustainable business
Hanaa' TameezJune 2, 2026
“Fueled by facts and receipts,” Sylvia Salazar explains U.S. politics for Latino audiences
A Colombian engineer–turned–creator is building a loyal audience through bilingual explainers about American politics for Latinos.
Sophie CulpepperJune 1, 2026
With Monitor Local, The Maine Monitor expands to civic news — written by local residents — for rural counties
The investigative nonprofit newsroom’s local reporting initiative relies on freelance correspondents to fill local news gaps in downeast and western Maine.
Laura Hazard OwenJune 1, 2026
“You’ll need journalism so distinctive it has its own gravity”: New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger on how news organizations can stand up to AI companies
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