"Science communication is thriving, but that’s different than science journalism. What growth there is tends to favor quick takes and attitude, rather than institutionalized journalism with its commitment to verifying information as well as its costly trappings." https://t.co/TIgQXaPumG
How is Chicago getting its news in 2026?
📱 Smartphones are increasingly dominant
📺 Local TV audiences are declining
🤖 Audiences remain skeptical of AI in news
👥 Young people are increasingly turning to content creators
Read the Medill 2026 survey: https://t.co/oH1uKOc8PK
“Many have said it couldn’t be done”: Local news site Lookout Santa Cruz is profitable thanks to ads and memberships https://t.co/eCG40xgPGx via @NiemanLab
Washington Post ‘on track to break even’ after four years of losses. Newly-confirmed permanent CEO Jeff D'Onofrio eyes new revenue streams to reach profitability. https://t.co/u8mlb6yJRJ
The Guardian appoints Derren Lawford as executive producer for Guardian Studios, the new creative hub for video-first, personality-led journalism https://t.co/rXTIrhqx8C via @InPublishing
For journalism to survive, “the journalism itself must become indispensable to people. To make that shift, journalists must make the public the focus of their work, not a bystander to it,” writes journalism professor Tom Rosenstiel.
For Poynter, Rosenstiel makes the case for why (and how) the news industry must shift from a “Journalism of Attention to a Journalism of Value.”
https://t.co/S6v50yUu1a