A Changing Journalism Industry
Seattle Times: With national platform, smaller publishers can seek tax-deductible donations By Dean Miller
HuffPo: The pandemic is crushing the journalism industry. The government could save it By Travis Waldron
Medium: “A diverse local news ecosystem is emerging, and it doesn’t need ‘scale’ or venture capital” by Matt DeRienzo
Poynter: “Journalism companies are dead. Long live journalists” by Matt DeRienzo
Nieman Lab: 2020 prediction: Local broadcasters begin to fill the gaps left by newspapers By Matt DeRienzo
Poynter: “Six questions about local independent news with LION’s Matt DeRienzo” by Kristen Hare
Investigative and Enterprise Journalism
Poynter: How Hearst Connecticut uncovered sex abuse at Boys & Girls Clubs across the country By Kristen Hare
Connecticut Post: Hearst CT wins national IRE award for Boys & Girls Club sex abuse investigation
New Haven Register: Hearst CT wins New England FOI award for Boys & Girls Club sex abuse investigation
Inside Thunderdome: “Sandy Hook coverage shows scope of Digital First teamwork” By Steve Buttry
Digital Man: “Investing in investigative” By Jim Brady
CNBC: “Rape case unfolds on Twitter and divides a town” By Mary Noonan
Columbia Journalism Review: “The trouble with Torrington: A small-town paper calls out minors who bully a rape victim online. Is that fair game?” By Mariah Blake
Poynter: “Why asking and answering readers’ tough questions is helpful when covering rape” By Mallory Tenore
Inside Thunderdome: “Register Citizen wins public service award for coverage, commentary on rape/bullying case” By Steve Buttry
The Buttry Diary: “Sunshine Week project showed digital-first enterprise approach” By Steve Buttry
Reader Engagement Experiments in Connecticut
Middletown Press: New position will spread local journalism to classrooms, communities By Matt DeRienzo
New York Times: “Walk in, grab a muffin and watch a newspaper reinvent itself” By Peter Applebome
The Register Citizen: “What the Newsroom Cafe has taught us about improving local journalism” By Matt DeRienzo
Journalism.co.uk: “How a newsroom cafe helped boost digital ad revenue at The Register Citizen” By Rachel McAthy
American Journalism Review: “Wooing them with coffee: A newspaper tries to get closer to its audience with a news cafe” By Romy Zipken
Reynolds Journalism Institute: “Inside the engagement experiments at The Register Citizen” By Joy Mayer
Columbia Journalism Review: “A fact check box on every page” By Craig Silverman
Knight Digital Media Center: “Journalism and curation: A small-town news organization leads the way” By Michelle McLellan
Digital Transformation in the Newsroom
Nieman Lab: “Newsrooms need HR specialists, not just technologists, in top leadership” By Matt DeRienzo
The Buttry Diary: “Happy trails to Matt DeRienzo, a true digital first leader” By Steve Buttry
Nieman Lab: “In a rush to maintain profits, newspapers are abandoning the art of customer service” By Matt DeRienzo
Huffington Post: “The view from New Haven: What went wrong with Digital First” By Dan Kennedy
Poynter: “How many top newspaper editors are from digital backgrounds? Still darn few” By Rick Edmonds
Knight Digital Media Center: “When digital innovation is paramount, what does a publisher need from the newsroom?” By Michelle McLellan
NetNewsCheck: “At Digital First, what ‘unbolting’ really means” By Michael Depp
Matt
Just read about your leaving DFM. Would like to meet if you’d be interested. My company is a next Gen journalism venture. Your talent would fit well with our group.
Regards,
Terry Kelliher
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