We asked where journalism gatherings go wrong: Here’s what we heard
Responses from our conversation to develop a baseline for evaluating conference success.
Plumia Fellowship
⭐This post was originally published on Plumia's website. Exploring what it means to build a country on the internet Over three months, the Plumia Fellowship supports visionary thinkers, artists, and researchers who are reimagining the foundations of digital civilisation. Fellows receive funding, mentorship, and global visibility as they
Service Desk
The Service Desk is Gazzetta's applied service design practice for civic media, led by Madison Karas and Patrick Boehler. Thanks to the support of The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, we have worked with dozens of newsrooms and independent creators across four continents to identify concrete service and revenue
Product Notes: Noticias Para Inmigrantes's lean approach to WhatsApp experimentation
How NPI built a highly engaged WhatsApp channel with a limited team and analytics
OpenNews: Our gatherings could be so much better
We say we welcome innovation, but our spaces preserve power
Service Desk: Moving journalism from content creation to concrete outcomes
How we're growing The Service Desk this year
Lenfest Institute: Service-oriented journalism: Moving from idealism to utility
Insights from conversations with over 70 journalists, funders, and audience experts
Product Notes: How and when to integrate product into news organizations
Lessons from introducing new product teams to publishers
New_Public: 🗣️➡️👯♀️ Come for the language skills, stay for the friendship
Exploring peer-driven language-learning apps like HelloTalk, Tandem and Italki
Product Notes: Transitioning between news product and tech roles
I spoke with three NPA community members who have transitioned in and out of product roles within journalism and other industries to find out what they’ve noticed in both environments and what advice they’d give others considering a transition.
Lenfest Institute: Start with service: A practical reset for media impact
Reflections from the Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit
Product Notes: How to create opportunities for career growth in news product
As news organizations begin to incorporate product practices, support for professional development still isn’t always available. This means emerging product talent must often create their own growth opportunities.