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Christine SchmidtNovember 14, 2019

Facebook’s intentions may not be pure, but its money is real: How publishers made the most of its membership accelerator

“For some [publishers], this program will be a way to get a check. Some of them are going to pick up some ideas and tips and that’s the end of it. For some of them, it’s truly transformational in how they operate.”

Here are the local news organizations boosted in Facebook’s membership accelerator

Christine SchmidtAugust 2, 2018

Facebook puts $4.5 million more into news support with a membership accelerator and News Match cash

Though local news will be a focus, this program won’t be exclusively for local news publishers.

Christine SchmidtApril 25, 2018

Who’s who in local news: A guide to the biggest brains and bank accounts in the fight for local journalism

Local news consortiums, labs, associations, and more.

Laura Hazard OwenMarch 28, 2018

Facebook starts training 14 metro newsrooms this week. What will they learn?

“We tested this, it tanked. You tested this, it worked. Why?”

Ricardo BiltonMay 31, 2017

The Boston Globe is getting smarter about digital subscriptions — and tightening up its paywall

“We’ve learned a lot in five years about what the levers are, how we can pull them and what are the tradeoffs. We understand a lot of things better than we used to. The changes are the natural evolution of that understanding.”

Tim GriggsMay 4, 2017

Hands across America: How to make local/national journalism collaborations work

Working together doesn’t always come easy to news organizations. Here are the hurdles — and how best to get around them.

Ricardo BiltonJanuary 12, 2017

Tarbell, launched by an ex-health insurance exec, will focus on corporate cash’s political influence

“There’s not enough written about how these processes actually take place. Who is writing the checks? What’s in it for them? What are the consequences of all of these for individuals and our way of life?”

Ricardo BiltonSeptember 28, 2016

Collaborate or die: A new initiative wants to make it easier for national and local outlets to work together

“Where you find resistance to collaboration is where you’re finding news enterprises hastening their own demise.”

“No single, one-size-fits-all approach”: Challenges and possibility in the Philly newspapers’ nonprofit reorganization

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