Emily Ristow

2 weeks ago | americanpressinstitute.org | Emily Ristow

The most successful Table Stakes organizations have a product-thinking mindset, whether they use those words or not. They root their journalism in their audiences’ and communities’ needs, using data to guide their strategies. They use a variety of platforms and create journalism specific to those platforms. And they have a culture of experimentation and learning with a willingness to fail along the way to success.

2 weeks ago | americanpressinstitute.org | Emily Ristow

Welcome to our April Need to Know series on the Digital Transformation Guide — a resource of proven and tested strategies that can accelerate digital transformation in local news. Each week Emily Ristow, the American Press Institute’s Director of Journalism Strategy, will walk you through a key strategy from the guide and offer an exercise you can do to try it.

1 month ago | betternews.org | Holly Viers |Rob Walters |Bryan Stevens |Emily Ristow

This is a series on Better News to a) showcase innovative/experimental ideas that emerge from the Knight-Lenfest Newsroom Initiative and b) share replicable tactics that benefit the news industry as a whole. This “win” comes from Times News Managing Editor Holly Viers, Content Director Rob Walters and Managing Editor Bryan Stevens of Six Rivers Media, who participated in the Poynter Table Stakes program in 2023.

2 months ago | betternews.org | Andrea Bruce |Emily Ristow

This is a series on Better News to a) showcase innovative/experimental ideas that emerge from the Knight-Lenfest Newsroom Initiative and b) share replicable tactics that benefit the news industry as a whole. This “win” comes from Andrea Bruce, founder of Down in the County, which participated in the UNC Table Stakes program in 2023. Find 15 photojournalism tips for reporters from Down in the County’s founder here. Answer:  My community is a small and isolated part of eastern North Carolina.

2 months ago | betternews.org | Andrea Bruce |Emily Ristow

This is a series on Better News to a) showcase innovative/experimental ideas that emerge from the Knight-Lenfest Newsroom Initiative and b) share replicable tactics that benefit the news industry as a whole. This advice comes from Andrea Bruce, founder of Down in the County, which participated in the UNC Table Stakes program in 2023. Read more about Down in the County in this Better News case study. What is “good” photojournalism? First and foremost, it is ethical — avoiding stereotypes and cliches.