Nicholas Jackson | Nieman Journalism Lab

Articles by Nicholas Jackson

Nicholas Jackson is the editor-in-chief of Pacific Standard.

There will be launches — and we’ll keep doing the work

“This constant cycle of two-steps-forward, two-steps-back can be disorienting, but it has allowed us to more quickly bring in new people, often those previously excluded from our newsrooms.”

Blogging is back, but better

“The primary difference is that these blogs, these magazines, these whatevers, will be built and guided by the individual creators for their audience, not by the executives they once reported to.”

What’s left of local gets comfortable with reader support

“Forcing editors and publishers to think about how best to find reader support in order to access additional funds is encouraging thinking that should have started 10 years ago. Better late than ever.”

More transparency around newsroom decisions

“Readers are paying attention — that’s what you want, isn’t it? — and they now have the tools to push back and to challenge our decisions.”