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Laura Hazard OwenMay 23, 2022

Reader comments on news sites: We want to hear what your publication does

What is your news site doing with reader comments these days?

Laura Hazard OwenMay 10, 2022

“We need to be interesting”: Editors of metro dailies talk about their biggest opportunities and challenges now

“Instead of focusing on one very small geographic area, that same reporter may look for commonalities and trends across multiple areas.”

Nikki UsherJuly 12, 2021

“White audiences who will pay” is still metro newspapers’ survival strategy

“We don’t write for white subscribers, but it ends up being white people who read us,” a Midwestern news executive told an audience earlier this year.

Joshua BentonJanuary 25, 2021

Is unpublishing old crime stories Orwellian or empathetic? The Boston Globe is offering past story subjects a “fresh start”

Should the worst moment of your life also be your top Google search result? Your “permanent record” is sometimes more about old news stories than court records, and newspapers are increasingly rethinking their responsibilities.

Joshua BentonMay 4, 2020

Sick of coronavirus news? The Boston Globe is running a serialized novella (with a strong Boston accent)

“The Globe’s commitment to covering the coronavirus pandemic continues unabated, as today’s paper and website make plain, but we thought a bit of a diversion might also be welcome.”

Hanaa' TameezApril 1, 2020

How a Boston Globe website started connecting those in need because of coronavirus with those who can help

“We love our city and these are our neighbors. It’s a difficult time and if we can make a difference, we will.”

Ken DoctorJanuary 24, 2020

Newsonomics: Here are 20 epiphanies for the news business of the 2020s

After ten years of writing for Nieman Lab, Ken takes a big look back and ahead, defining the state of affairs for the troubled world of journalism.

Christine SchmidtOctober 1, 2019

“So where are we?”: A McClatchy newspaper is raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to support its education reporting

“Asking people to support the Bee via digital subscription can be a path for us. However, that path is long. This effort can help serve as a bridge.”

Christine SchmidtAugust 21, 2019

The Boston Globe continues its regional expansion experiment, with students in a suburb

“Investigative reporting is great to have, but first we need the basics — and we’re no longer getting them.”

Christine SchmidtJune 5, 2019

The Boston Globe’s move into Rhode Island is a bet that the last newspapers standing will have a bigger footprint

“We saw opportunity in Rhode Island where quite honestly great newspapers like the Providence Journal were seeing significant cuts and that market is particularly engaged in news.”

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