RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS HOW WE CAN HELP ABOUT US News releases September 1, 2021 American Press Institute Hires Search Firm, Begins Search for New Executive Director The American Press Institute (API), an affiliate of the News Media Alliance dedicated to helping news publishers navigate and adapt to organizational and industry change in order to sustain journalism, has hired a firm to begin the search for a new Executive Director. Internationally known search firm Korn Ferry will work with the API Board […] June 14, 2021 American Press Institute Executive Director Tom Rosenstiel to Join Faculty at University of Maryland Journalism School The American Press Institute announced today that after nine years of innovative growth, Executive Director Tom Rosenstiel will be joining the faculty at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill School of Journalism as the Eleanor Merrill Visiting Professor on the Future of Journalism. “While Tom’s decision to resign is a tremendous loss for us, we […] March 17, 2021 American Press Institute announces 2021 Table Stakes cohort and coaches The American Press Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to helping transform news organizations for an audience-centered future, today announced eight news organizations and six coaches selected for the 2021 Major Market cohort of the Table Stakes Local News Transformation Program, an innovative yearlong change management program supported by the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund. We are […] November 18, 2020 Two innovative news leaders join API Board of Trustees The American Press Institute today announced two new members of its Board of Trustees: Paulette Brown-Hinds, founder of Voice Media Ventures, and Amanda Zamora, co-founder and publisher of The 19th. The two leaders expand API’s board experience in leading independent news businesses and nonprofits. The founder of Voice Media Ventures, Brown-Hinds is a second-generation publisher […] September 17, 2020 American Press Institute introduces 2020 Table Stakes coaches The American Press Institute (API) today announced the addition of six news leaders from across the journalism industry who will coach news organizations in this year’s Major Market cohort of Table Stakes. The innovative yearlong program, supported by the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund, helps news leaders transform their organizations’ journalism and business through intensive […] July 7, 2020 American Press Institute announces 2020 Table Stakes cohort Six news organizations from across the country will participate in the 2020 Major Market Table Stakes program, a yearlong innovative learning program facilitated by API that helps news organizations transform their journalism and business through intensive change-management training for news leaders. This year’s cohort includes the Times Union in Albany, N.Y., the Akron Beacon Journal […] June 1, 2020 New grant will allow API to help newsrooms better understand and refine their coverage of the 2020 elections Support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies will provide a special version of API’s advanced Metrics for News app free to 60 publishers. The American Press Institute today announced it received a grant of $176,400 from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to help news organizations more effectively cover the 2020 elections. The grant will enable API to build special […] January 30, 2020 American Press Institute announces grant from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to connect newsroom leaders and experts ahead of Election 2020 The American Press Institute today announced a grant of $388,000 from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to build a real-time network of newsroom leaders, civic and academic institutions, and outside experts who will communicate throughout the 2020 election to combat disinformation and other threats to honest reporting, election integrity and voter suppression. With the funds, API will […] September 26, 2019 The Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund announces $3.3 million grant to American Press Institute to expand Table Stakes The newsroom change-management program will also include emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion led by Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. The Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund on Thursday announced a $3.3 million grant to the American Press Institute to manage the core activities of Table Stakes, the fund’s local news leadership development program. […] February 7, 2019 News Integrity Initiative gives $150k to American Press Institute to expand mentorship initiative and improve newsroom-community relationships The News Integrity Initiative at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY has granted the American Press Institute $150,000 to deepen and expand its existing newsroom mentorship initiative and help newsrooms create organizational cultures built on community listening. With the funds, API will add to the mentorship capacity it has tested over the […] Newer Posts Older Posts Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 NEWSLETTER NEED TO KNOW Fresh useful insights for people advancing quality, innovative and sustainable journalism. 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