Lev Gringauz

1 week ago | niemanlab.org | Lev Gringauz

As journalists around the world experiment with artificial intelligence, many newsrooms have common, often audience-facing, ideas for what to try. They range from letting readers talk to chatbots trained on reporting, to turning written stories into audio, creating story summaries and, infamously, generating entire articles using AI — a use case vehemently rejected by many journalists.

3 weeks ago | tcbmag.com | Lev Gringauz

If there’s any silver lining for public media under pressure from the Trump administration, it’s that audiences seem to be showing up with outsized support. Minnesota Public Radio blew past a $1 million goal for its spring member drive in mid-May, raising a little over $1.5 million. That’s three times more than last year’s spring fundraiser. “It’s a big deal,” said MPR President Duchesne Drew.

3 weeks ago | minnpost.com | Lev Gringauz

If there’s any silver lining for public media under pressure from the Trump administration, it’s that audiences seem to be showing up with outsized support. Minnesota Public Radio blew past a $1 million goal for its spring member drive in mid-May, raising a little over $1.5 million. That’s three times more than last year’s spring fundraiser. “It’s a big deal,” said MPR President Duchesne Drew.

1 month ago | minnpost.com | Lev Gringauz

When Charlie Rybak co-founded Minneapolis Voices in 2021, the organization focused on quality hyperlocal journalism for the city. It was also trying to fix a broken system: advertising. “One of the reasons I got into this work is I saw local newspapers dying, and I saw all the money that was being spent by advertisers on social media platforms,” Rybak said. “One hundred dollars spent on Facebook will buy you a couple of views, and then that money’s gone forever,” he said.

1 month ago | tcjewfolk.com | Lev Gringauz

This story is part of a series about how the 2025 Minnesota Legislative Session is affecting Jewish institutions and communal priorities. Stories will include views from Jewish lawmakers and coverage of how budget cuts might affect social services, elder care, and education. In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature was full of positive energy. Democrats had a rare trifecta — controlling the House, Senate, and governor’s office — and passed a series of popular bills.