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73 Amplify Ohio: Addressing Health Disparities Impacting Black & LGBTQ Communities

"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder

Release Date: 02/20/2021

232 Facebook blocks State’s Newsroom’s Kansas Reflector: A threat to free press and first Amendment?

"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder

In a dramatic turn of events, the , a news affiliate of the non-profit , found itself at the center of a contentious battle with Facebook. Sherman Smith, the Editor-in-Chief of the Kansas Reflector, revealed the unfolding saga during an exclusive interview with Mike Blinder, Publisher of E&P Magazine. The saga began when Facebook rejected an editorial titled "" authored by Dave Kendall and published on the Kansas Reflector's website. The piece highlighted Facebook's rejection of Kendall's documentary on climate change as too divisive, emphasizing the importance of local media in...

231 Addressing America's Divides: The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s newest chapter1

"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder

For more than three decades, The has stood as the foremost beacon of insight and information for professionals and organizations within the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. Through its printed and online platforms, The Chronicle offers comprehensive coverage of trends, challenges, and best practices in the philanthropic world, serving as an invaluable resource for those dedicated to charitable giving and social impact. On April 2, 2024, The Chronicle embarks on a new chapter, launching an innovative line of coverage aimed at dissecting America's widening divides and the burgeoning...

230 Understanding the skills necessary to lead the newsroom of tomorrow

"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder

While attending the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, Laura Krantz McNeill decided to interview 26 separate media leaders she considered to be “change-makers and innovators” and asked them what they think the essential skills that the next generation of news leadership will need to move us closer to a healthier and more sustainable future for the news media industry.1 The result of that work is a self-published paper entitled " which was later posted by Nieman Labs. McNeill, who began...

229 The “whats, whys and hows” of The Association of Community Publishers (ACP)

"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder

(ACP) is a dynamic organization dedicated to supporting and empowering free, community-based media outlets across the United States. Founded to promote excellence in local journalism and foster collaboration among community publishers, the ACP represents a diverse array of publications, including newspapers, shoppers, magazines, directories and digital news platforms — all with no paid access to the print or online content they provide. This year's annual conference will be held May 1-3 in Norfolk, Virginia and will offer programs mainly centered on building revenue. It also will feature a...

228 Exploring their new book: “What Works in Community News,” from authors Ellen Clegg & Dan Kennedy

"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder

Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy have become recognized and respected news media analysts with their highly listened to podcast series: “” However recently, Clegg a three-decade Boston Globe veteran who helped get a few Pulitzer Prizes for the paper and Kennedy a Northeastern University journalism professor who writes the , have released a critically acclaimed book entitled: “,” that explores how a number of news media operations seem to be on their way to finding sustainable local journalism business models. Some of the local media companies they examine, include the , a digital...

227 A look at the broadcast news industry from RTDNA CEO Dan Shelley

"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder

In September 2023, on the Arizona Newspapers Association and the Arizona Broadcasters Association merger. In the past year, there have been several legacy newspaper and public media mergers, such as , The and the . Many news media pundits predict that, in the very near future, we will see more broadcasting and newspaper newsrooms working as one to compete for larger audiences and achieve new economies of scale to achieve sustainable business models. For this reason, E&P sought insights from the Radio Television Digital News Association's CEO & President Dan Shelley on how the RTDNA...

226 A frank discussion about public media with industry expert Tom Davidson

"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder

Recently, Public Media Consultant Tom Davidson wrote an op-ed published in “Current,” the industry’s quarterly trade magazine, “decrying the lack of awareness in public media about , the $500 million foundation effort to reinvigorate local news.” Since then, National Public Radio (NPR) published its own to support public media, and the (formally the Public Radio Program Directors Association) added a panel to their fall conference that addresses the same issues. However, Davidson still sees a major disconnect within public media on how the industry itself sees its place...

225 Jeff Jarvis and Steven Waldman debate the hard questions facing the news media industry.

"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder

On February 4th, 2024, the president of Rebuild Local News and co-founder of Report for America, , penned an op-ed for E&P Magazine entitled “ In the very first sentence of the piece, Waldman took aim at the January 24th, 2024 article, “” which was penned and published by Jeff Jarvis, author and former professor and director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. In the article, stated, “Giving more money to old media is throwing good after bad.” Jarvis stated, “The old news industry has failed...

224 No more downsizing, as Gannett is hiring locally at all levels.

"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder

As reported by E&P in May of 2023 (“”), UNC’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media’s Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Media Economics, Penelope Muse Abernathy stated, “Although the exact number is hard to pin down, we estimate, based on news accounts and industry data, at least 1,000 of the 7,200 newspapers still published in this country — and perhaps as many as 1,500 — have lost significantly more than half of their newsroom staff since 2004. As a result, they have become ‘ghost newspapers’ with drastically curtailed reach and journalistic missions.” The...

223 An inside look at The Messenger — from startup to shut down — 10 months and 50 million dollars later

"E & P Reports" from Editor & Publisher Magazine hosted by Mike Blinder

Darren Samuelson, a seasoned journalist known for his insightful political reporting, first made his mark at , a Washington-based digital newspaper company founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton. During his nearly 10 years there, Samuelson demonstrated a keen ability to dissect complex political issues and provide readers with comprehensive analysis. After establishing himself as a respected figure in journalism, Samuelson embarked on a new chapter in his career after being recruited in April of 2023 by , a 50 million dollar digital news startup founded by part-owner...

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With help from the Local Media Association (LMA), three Ohio News Publishers are uniting together in a new initiative called “Amplify Ohio” with a goal of publishing stories together that focuses on health disparities impacting the local Ohio Black and LGBTQ communities they serve. Their collaborative storytelling will use available tools such as podcasts, videos, explainers and more.

On the business side, the LMA team will work with consultants to launch a community contribution portal for all three publishers: Black Girl Media, Columbus Black and the Buckeye Flame, with hopes to create a common technology stack and seamless user experience that can possibly be deployed in other local markets to help provide an innovative system for publishers to collaborate together on common topics.

In this segment of E&P Reports, publisher Mike Blinder chats with Nancy Lane, CEO of The Local Media Association who is helping fund and guide the project, along with: Shana Black, founder and publisher of Black Girl Media; Kevin Lloyd, founder and chief executive officer of Columbus Black and Ken Schneck, editor of The Buckeye Flame speak on their common goals to help address the health care disparities their readers experience, plus other common topics of concern their communities share with each other.

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