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How a ‘digital first’ station is breaking new ground — on television

Broadcast

Coming back to the newsroom

Digital

Finding the sweet spot in local news streaming

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A new way to cover underrepresented communities

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Envisioning the post-pandemic newsroom

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What’s the ‘lifetime value’ of your newsroom’s most loyal fans?

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A new research study puts solutions journalism to the test

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‘The currency is an engaged viewer’

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Could your newsroom use another 4,500 journalists?

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Can a reporter be ‘authentic’ and objective at the same time?

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7 Takeaways From a Candid Conversation About Protest Coverage

Digital

Fox TV Stations Create a “Pop-Up News Channel” to Cover the Pandemic

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Will The Rebound change TV news even after COVID-19 is gone?

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Why Can’t Every Reporter Be More Like the I-Team?

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“The Biggest Risk of All” — Transforming a Legacy Newscast

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Producing producers

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Lab Notes

Our 5 Most Popular Stories on News Innovation Since Labor Day

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Reporting that hits people where they live — by reporters who live there too

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“It’s time to become indispensable.”

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Lessons from a Year on the Front Lines of Innovation

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An upstart 24/7 cable channel tries to rewrite the rules for local TV news

Broadcast

Two TV Newsrooms in Denver Prove That Collaboration Doesn’t Have to Be Rocky

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A corps of talented young journalists — coming to a news desert near you

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Table Stakes for TV news: What 10 local stations learned from challenge-based innovation

Lab Notes

Quirky Personalities, A ‘Stop Doing’ List, and Local TV News to the Rescue

Broadcast

Why a competitive NBC news director decided to go for Broke in Philly

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The not-so-secret weapon in the 2020 campaign

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The Paolini Perspective

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The Offer She Couldn’t Refuse

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Changing the culture is a challenge, even when it’s the boss’s idea

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Scripps CEO Adam Symson: “Our product has to be either necessary or lovable”

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A New York news director becomes “part coach, part guru” to change an entrenched culture

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KSAT adds a streaming 9 PM newscast on its website and OTT platforms

Digital

In the capital of venture capital, investors aren’t the only ones taking risks

Digital

“Local television stations are perfectly positioned to be the dominant players in their market.”

Broadcast

KUSA’s Next With Kyle Clark is a “refreshing” example of innovation’s risks — and rewards.

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The Best New Idea for Breaking the Mold May Be 50 Years Old

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‘Bold Ideas for 100, Please, Alex’

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‘I’ll Have Some News, Please — Hold the Crime’

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Why News Executives Should Overcome The Fear Factor

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