Diane Sylvester

3 weeks ago | editorandpublisher.com | Jane Ferguson |Diane Sylvester

Posted Thursday, June 5, 2025 12:00 am What we’re really doing is disrupting the distribution model. I want to take the behemoth costs of running a cable or network news organization or newspaper and put those savings in the pockets of reporters.” As legacy media organizations struggle with declining revenue and vanishing audiences, award-winning journalist Jane Ferguson is betting on something new: a social-styled creator platform tailored for news and journalists. Ferguson, a former PBS...

1 month ago | editorandpublisher.com | Darryl Holliday |Diane Sylvester

Posted Wednesday, May 7, 2025 12:00 am One of the most important aspects of News Futures is ensuring newsrooms go beyond their siloed ways of working. We need to bring in different civic groups to create a more holistic, community-aligned media ecosystem.” After six years of operating behind the scenes, the News Futures collective opened its doors to the public in February — inviting others to join its mission. The group grew from 48 to more than 500 in just over six weeks. “This is not about...

1 month ago | editorandpublisher.com | Ron Nixon |Diane Sylvester

Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2025 12:00 am I started in local news — at a small Black-owned newspaper in 1987. I then went on to The Roanoke Times. Things have changed a lot since then. Local newsrooms have far fewer resources, and they are facing huge challenges. But that is where most people interact with journalism — where trust in news is built.” The Associated Press is expanding its support for local newsrooms to produce in-depth reporting. In March, the nonprofit cooperative launched the...

2 months ago | editorandpublisher.com | David Rousseau |Diane Sylvester

Posted Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:00 am We distribute all of our stories for free under a Creative Commons license. Last year alone, over 2,100 media partners published our stories.” In a time when local newsrooms are disappearing at an alarming rate, leaving large parts of the U.S. under-reported, KFF Health News’ Rural Health Desk is working to expand and deepen coverage of some of the country’s smallest and most remote communities. “The need for quality rural journalism has never been...

2 months ago | editorandpublisher.com | Matt DeRienzo |Diane Sylvester

Posted Thursday, April 17, 2025 12:00 am We called it an ‘Evidence-Based Reporting Toolkit’ for a reason — because this isn’t just about science. It’s about ensuring journalists have the resources to tell accurate, well-informed stories that help their communities understand the world around them.” Journalists face growing challenges in covering complex issues such as climate change, public health, economic policy and misinformation. SciLine — an American Association for the Advancement of...