Jared Wiener on Mythryl: “Kudos to anyone who takes charge like this

Kudos to anyone who takes charge like this—but I really hate this framing. Journalists are storytellers, responsible for making an audience care about what they’re reporting. Newspapers are a product that have to appeal to their market. Saying it’s “important” isn’t a marketing strategy.

Nieman Lab@niemanlab.org

“I was asked the other day if local journalism was boring, and I was like, ‘It may be boring, but it’s necessary.’” buff.ly/3XKRvMa

buff.ly“I’m 25 and just bought my local paper.”A former intern bought Georgia’s Monticello News. Weeks later, he grew subscriptions by 30 percent.

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