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Learning From Mackenzie Scott’s Philanthropy To Build Local News
Why a meeting tomorrow in California could be headed in the wrong direction
Richard J. Tofel
Jan 26
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New Paths to the Top of New Newsrooms
Managing people now matters more than editing stories.
Richard J. Tofel
Jan 19
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Thinking About Newsroom Unions
What they can accomplish-- and the limits on that.
Richard J. Tofel
Jan 12
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Five Stories I’d Like to Read in 2023
Suggestions for filling empty reporting notebooks as the year begins.
Richard J. Tofel
Jan 5
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December 2022
A Look Back Before We Move Forward
In the last newsletter of the year, some thoughts in review
Richard J. Tofel
Dec 15, 2022
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What If Your Donor Turns Out to Be a Crook?
On Sam Bankman-Fried and related questions.
Richard J. Tofel
Dec 8, 2022
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Answers for Smaller Newsrooms After Twitter
Larger players aren’t at the same risk. Is aggregation headed for a comeback?
Richard J. Tofel
Dec 1, 2022
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November 2022
Early Returns on Political Coverage and the First Election for the Democracy Beat
Enough with fathoming Trump voters; what about Chris Sununu/Maggie Hassan voters?
Richard J. Tofel
Nov 17, 2022
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More on Intermediaries and Funders (Including from Critics and Fans)
Last week’s column was, unsurprisingly, controversial. What’s the debate about?
Richard J. Tofel
Nov 8, 2022
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A Few Words of Warning About Funding Intermediaries and Philanthropy’s Leaky Bucket
Given limited resources, shouldn't more money go to news orgs directly, even if that means making hard choices?
Richard J. Tofel
Nov 3, 2022
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October 2022
A New (Short) Book on Nonprofit News Management
It arrives Monday, and your reactions are eagerly solicited.
Richard J. Tofel
Oct 20, 2022
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Taking Stock of What We’ve Learned About Paywalls
Yes, they've saved some great publications. But there are issues.
Richard J. Tofel
Oct 13, 2022
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