National Newspaper Association
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Digital/Technology
A personal tale about AI tools and newspapers
May 1, 2025
People in our industry have been feeling a sense of unease about Artificial Intelligence. For the large dailies, AI is a threat. But should community newspaper executives see the same looming negatives? ...
Focusing on the future: With a nod to the past, Austin Lewter applies traditional journalism values to the modern platforms of today and tomorrow
May 1, 2025
At 42, Austin Lewter has played a role in community newspapers for nearly three-quarters of his life, starting as a pre-teen photojournalist at the newspaper he now owns with his wife, Jennifer.
Death by a million scrapes: What publishers face with the rapid increase in AI scraping
Apr 15, 2025
If the rapid, continued growth of scraping is any indication, publishers have a few bullet-point items to add to their nuanced concerns.
Meet readers where they are to keep them reading
Apr 1, 2025
We consider our website our fifth publication, which is a daily newspaper. We have three weekly papers and one bi-weekly. If we only published stories once a week online, like our print newspaper, readers ...
Press Forward grants help newspapers keep their presses running and their communities informed
Feb 1, 2025
This is the second in a short series of stories about newspapers that received funding through Press Forward’s first round of grant funding.
Stay Human: New study finds journalist-crafted articles preferred over AI
Dec 20, 2024
A recent study from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich found that “traditionally crafted news articles are more comprehensible than articles produced with automation,” with AI’s word ...
Muting certain words in Facebook comments is possible
Nov 1, 2024
Does your newspaper use Facebook and find that the comment section is taking on a life of its own?
Work hard AND make good decisions
Nov 1, 2024
The road might be difficult and rocky, but determination to overcome obstacles is necessary to provide a newspaper that will serve your community well.
View winners of the 2024 Better Newspaper Contest
Oct 24, 2024
View presentation of winners in the 2024 Better Newspaper Contest.
