Megan Griffith-Greene

poynter.orgEthically Funding Local News: A Practical Course - PoynterLearn how to fund local news effectively with this free course on journalism philanthropy, funding strategies and community impact.

I’m very excited to launch Poynter’s new course, Ethically Funding Local news: A Practical Course, built out of conversations with dozens of news funders. It’s designed to help funding local news a little easier. (And it’s free.) www.poynter.org/shop/busines...

You can find more of Poynter’s free tools for funders here: www.poynter.org/funderworksh...

And please reach out if you’re a funder and Poynter can offer you any support.

It’s a course you can take at your own pace, and it’s totally free, thanks to support from @knightfoundation.org

In the end, I wanted to take some of the guesswork out of this for funders. Ethical local news is important, and it should be seen as critical community infrastructure, just like clean water and nutritious food.

I’m really proud of the finished product. It’s actionable and accessible. It grounds funders in important fundamentals, such as how to navigate editorial independence. It has a variety of funder and partner voices sharing their experiences. It has engaging interactive exercises to help people learn.

It also has cool, replicable case studies and a number of one-page resources that funders can use to help make the case inside their organizations. And it has a workbook that helps funders craft the outlines of a strategy and gives them a real place to start making a difference right away.

24 Aug

New album from Ken Pomeroy on the stereo ❤️

31 July

Codependence Day

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27 July

As someone who just got back from a cottage where I sat on a dock and read four books in six days, I'd like to recommend that everyone do this.

27 July

Books read: - Butter by Asako Yuzuki - The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie - The Overstory by by Richard Powers (and half of The Wax Child by Olga Ravn)

27 July

Miles Davis themed productivity software is the latest evidence that this is the bad place

poynter.orgLead with Influence (August 2026) - PoynterApply by July 27 for a six-week virtual leadership training program designed for journalism and media professionals who manage critical initiatives, processes and platforms with no direct reports. Thi...

Poynter has a great leadership course coming up: Lead with Influence, which I'm co-leading with the wonderful Kerwin Speight, is a six-week virtual leadership workshop designed to lean into your strengths and level up your skills. www.poynter.org/shop/leaders...

Even if you don't manage people or a team, you can be an influential leader in your news organization. This course will not only help you develop in your current job, it will also help you get (and succeed in) your next one.

We are still accepting a few more applications for this cohort, which will start in late August. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions!

This program will help you: 💪 understand your natural leadership style 👯 learn how to work with people with different strengths 💬 communicate with colleagues better 💥 manage difficult situations and conflict ⚡ pitch great projects and bring them to life

youtube.comThe history of Canada in Heritage Minutes - YouTubeHeritage Minutes in chronological order by event

1 July

Also, a good time to reshare this: I put all the Canadian Heritage Minutes into a chronological playlist by event. Learn all of Canada’s history in 106 minutes: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

1 July

On this Canada Day, I ask you: is Canada America’s hat or is America Canada’s underpants?

27 June

I grew up banging on this thing as a kid, even though it was tonally a mismatch with the classical stuff I learned to play. Now it’s back in my possession, I’m looking forward to treating it more kindly and learning some music that suits its warm and funky sound. Any suggestions of where to start?

26 June

A+ thrift store find. Can’t wait to read.

poynter.orgShould I stay or should I go? How to decide whether it’s time to leave your journalism job - PoynterThe news about the news is looking grim. Here are a few things to consider if you’re thinking about making a major career change

What do you do when your news organization moves in a direction that doesn't align with your values? People in newsrooms have been reaching out to us at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social with this question ... a lot. So @tonyelkins.com worked on this resource: www.poynter.org/business-wor...

➡️ How can you approach looking for a job while you still have one? ➡️ How do you deal with the emotions of leaving? ➡️ Should you go it alone and start your own newsletter, podcast, service or product? and, the big one: ➡️ Should you leave journalism?

We've all been there at some point in our journalism career. Would love to hear how you handled it, what you learned and what you would do differently next time.

Some questions to consider: ➡️ Do your values align with the direction your company is going? ➡️ Can you do good journalism in your current job? ➡️ How do you think about the financial realities? (Continued)

Megan Griffith-Greene reposted

Tony Elkins

@tonyelkins.com

Should you stay or leave journalism? It's a question that's coming up a lot lately with consolidation, reduction and owner influence on the rise. @mgg.bsky.social and I teamed up to answer some tough questions we're hearing lately at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social. www.poynter.org/business-wor...

2 June

Thank you to the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for remembering my father at this year's Canadian Screen Awards. He loved his work in his adopted country of Canada, and it means a lot to my sister and me to have him remembered this way.

buff.lyGmail is going to start talking to youIt’s like Gemini Live, but for your inbox.

19 May

I would prefer not to

The Verge@theverge.com

Gmail is going to start talking to you

poynter.orgWhen journalism fundraising falls short, it’s often because you’re answering the wrong questions - PoynterFunders don’t think like journalists. Here’s how to close the gap.

14 May

Local newsrooms need funders. But they also need to talk about their work in a way that makes sense to funders. @ninasachdev.bsky.social, @jakerznthingz.bsky.social and I broke down how the communication often breaks down: www.poynter.org/business-wor...

10 May

Thinking today about all of us with dead moms or complicated moms.

8 Apr

I do writing competitions for fun. In my last one, I had to write a ghost story. Six days into the eight-day assignment, my dad died. I managed to finish the piece anyway and submit. So it’s satisfying to find out my story made the top five, and I’m going through to the next round.

poynter.orgThe 24-second news cycle is exhausting journalists. Here’s how they cope - PoynterFrom meditation to muting notifications, reporters share the habits that help them stay informed without burning out

It sometimes feels like you can drink from the news firehose or turn away from what's happening. But there is a secret third thing. Was happy to contribute to this piece from my wonderful colleague @tonyelkins.com

Tony Elkins@tonyelkins.com

🆕 New from me this morning on @poynterinstitute.bsky.social Is there a responsible news diet for journalists to keep our sanity? Or, should you stay off the news for a while? Here's some ways Poynter journalists are managing their media intake. www.poynter.org/business-wor...

poynter.orgHow philanthropy moved money at the ‘speed of news’ during Minnesota’s immigration surge - PoynterSeven lessons for funders from how Press Forward Minnesota mobilized to support local news during Operation Metro Surge

What does it look like when funders "move at the speed of news"? It looks like this. TL;DR: funders can (and should) plan ahead for crises, from major news stories to natural disasters, so they're ready to respond when something happens. This is a good blueprint. www.poynter.org/business-wor...

Thanks to Press Forward's Tim Murphy and May Yang for the great conversation, and to the @knightfoundation.org for seeing what was happening, and jumping in quickly with support. (Full disclosure: My work is supported by a grant from Knight)

Excited for this workshop at the ONA conference next week @journalists.org We're going to be talking about: 🤔 How funders think about news organizations 💬 How to talk about your work in ways that will resonate with funders 💖 How to build a trusting relationship that will last beyond just one grant

In Chicago next week and interested in building great funder-newsroom partnerships? Come find me and let's grab coffee. ☕

My partners for this session are the wonderful @jakerznthingz.bsky.social, editorial director from @lookoutnews.bsky.social and @ninasachdev.bsky.social from Media Impact Funders.

29 Oct 2025

On my way to Mississippi where I will run a workshop for local news leaders and avoid aggressive diseased monkeys on the loose, I guess.

29 Oct 2025

Serious question for sports fans: how do you handle how emotional and stressful this all is and then just go about your lives for an entire season I just do not understand

29 Oct 2025

I can’t tell you how discombobulating this all is as someone who mostly does not pay attention to sports and then is suddenly watching <waves hands wildly> all this

25 Oct 2025

The Testament of Ann Lee made me incredibly happy … that I don’t live in the 18th century. Also, I was happy when it was over.

25 Oct 2025

(Wretched film, my least favorite I’ve seen this year)

10 July 2025

Uh … guys … it’s literally a five-minute walk from the Rogers Centre, which has a pretty big retractable roof.

10 July 2025

Looooong sigh.

youtube.comThe history of Canada in Heritage Minutes - YouTubeHeritage Minutes in chronological order by event

1 July 2025

Happy Canada Day, folks.

Megan Griffith-Greene@mgg.bsky.social

I put all the Heritage Minutes in chronological order by event so you don't have to. 🇨🇦 (I was looking for this and couldn't find it, so it became a weird hobby. It genuinely may be of interest only to me.) www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

30 June 2025

It’s been a while but what exactly is going on in this picture

28 June 2025

I will never get over airport rules. Just saw a man chase a glass of prosecco with a double whiskey. Sir, it’s 7 in the morning.

27 June 2025

Suuuuuper normal ad to see on the metro. Living in DC is sometimes just bizarre.