Jim Friedlich | Nieman Journalism Lab

Articles by Jim Friedlich

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

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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.”