🎶🎶 It's the most / Wonderful time / of the year... 🎶🎶 Nieman Lab Predictions for Journalism 2025 season! Today feat. Ben Smith, Whitney Phillips, Kendall Trammell, Sam Guzik, Marie Gilot, Ryan Y. Kellett🦒, Brian Moritz, Alice Marwick, and Margarita Noriega! niemanlab.org/collection/pre…

"By focusing resources on excellence at both ends of the barbell, news organizations can rebuild trust through consistent delivery of clear value: either immediate understanding or lasting insight," Millie Tran says. buff.ly/4fgJSUw

Real Independent Publishers don’t hide the identity of their site and don’t worry about being copied, because they can’t be copied.

🚨 Big media day: we're officially launching our Media Trends Executive membership led by allstars Sara Fischer and Kerry Flynn 🐶. They'll give readers exclusive scoops, reporting and analysis on all things media. 📰 Sign up today: axios.com/signup/media-t…

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I loved working with Tim and am so profoundly sad to hear of this loss. Tim made me feel so welcome at The Post and was always so supportive when things got tough. I was lucky to know him.

babe wake up the new Politico leadership structure just dropped

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Huge congrats👏🎉 to @TaraPalmeri on this major profile in the The New York Times and following her instincts by taking her journalism to YouTube! 💻🔊 "Palmeri wants to speak to audiences from the underdeveloped territory of “the middle,” she said, without a political agenda. "“There

Reward your superfans! Well, supposing these folks had some choice!

💫 I couldn’t be more thrilled to lead Online News Association at such a crucial time in journalism. I 💜 ONA so much & it has strengthened my career journey in so many ways. So honored to serve our incredible community, alongside our stellar team & Board of Directors. journalists.org/2025/03/20/nik…

This idea is great in theory (and there have been past attempts), but the reality is that newsletters work largely BECAUSE they're in your inbox. While not perfect, email is one of the few apps people check constantly. Without that delivery system, newsletters are just blogs.

NEW: Gannett will stop publishing company diversity data, citing Trump's January executive order to eliminate DEI initiatives. If other news orgs are taking similar actions, you can find the info to securely send me a tip at the bottom of this story. niemanlab.org/2025/04/gannet…

🗣️Student journalists are the best in the game right now 🗣️ The Harvard Crimson has been doing phenomenal reporting on the Trump administration and Harvard. Dhruv Patel and Grace Yoon alone have co-bylined 10 stories since Monday! As full-time students! thecrimson.com/thread/2025/4/…

Harvard is receiving an average of 88 online donations an hour as alumni rally behind University President Alan M. Garber ’76’s resounding rebuke of the White House’s demands on Monday. Dhruv Patel and Grace Yoon report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…

I have a new job: Asking CEOs about their jobs! The New York Times is bringing back “Corner Office” and I’ll be the lead writer. I’m excited to work on this beloved column and bring it to life at a time where it’s truly never been more complicated to be a CEO talkingbiznews.com/media-news/ny-…

The Washington Post is overhauling its events business, shifting away from a high-volume virtual strategy toward a model built around fewer, larger, and franchisable in-person experiences. adweek.it/44AknMn

To be fair, my 6-year-old is objectively… awesome. 😎

PERSONAL NEWS: So I’m heading to Harvard in the Fall as part of Nieman’s 2026 fellowship program.

Just announced: The Atlantic is hiring Alexandra Petri as a staff writer. More info here: theatlantic.com/press-releases…