Jim Friedlich | Nieman Journalism Lab

Articles by Jim Friedlich

Jim Friedlich is CEO of the Institute for Journalism in New Media.

Local journalism steps up to the challenge of civic coverage

“There is an urgent need to focus election coverage on the issues and the civic process — not the candidate horse race.”

Nonprofit journalism finally builds scale

“Nonprofit news has created meaningful new reporting capacity for American journalism, but its long-term success and impact depend upon it becoming a much larger and smarter business.”

A newspaper renaissance reached by stopping the presses

“Weaning our remaining great American newspapers from paper is a multi-year process, part art and part science.”

Meet Citizen Kane 2.0

“Consider these efforts now planned for 2019: Each has in common expertise, access to capital, aspirations for meaningful scale, and a dedication to high-quality local news and the communities it serves.”

A banner year for venture philanthropy

“I say venture philanthropy because smart money is approaching investment in public-interest journalism with the mindset of venture investors.”