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"𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘴) 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴," says the Lenfest Institute for Journalism in a recent article about a report on the community impact of independent journalism. Two of the three news organizations serving as focal points for the report are Newspack publishers Bridge Michigan and Montana Free Press. The report analyzes the impact each outlet has on its community. Click the link in the comments to read the full report. #independentjournalism #newsindustry #journalism #news

We now have 36 participants in our Revenue Development Program that we officially launched in June! ...And... 🥁 we're about to launch our Reader Revenue Track soon in collaboration with our partners at Blue Engine Collaborative. We’re designing programming to help publishers capture the heightened attention around the elections, expand their audience, and maximize revenue. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴. Click the link in the comments to apply!

👏 We love seeing our publishers recognized for their work serving local communities. Congratulations to India Currents on this well-deserved award! 👏

⭐ We're hiring an Account Executive! ⭐ We're looking for someone who understands the editorial and technical needs of the news business, has experience with WordPress, and has robust sales pipeline management experience. If that's you, please apply! We look forward to meeting you. https://lnkd.in/geQCtFzg #salesjobs #accountexecutive #businessdevelopment

It's always exciting to see our publishing community be rewarded for their work. The Online News Association announced The Online Journalism Awards 2024 finalists. 🌟Congratulations to the Newspack publishers on that list!🌟 ✨ Sahan Journal for Feature ✨ Block Club Chicago NFP for Breaking News, Excellence in Social Media Engagement, and The Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award ✨ Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting for Excellence in Social Justice Reporting ✨ THE CITY for Excellence in AI Innovation and The Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award ✨ CalMatters for General Excellence in Online Journalism ✨ South Side Weekly for Excellence in Technology Reporting ✨ VTDigger for Breaking News ✨ Mission Local, SF for General Excellence in Online Journalism

Uganda is celebrating some incredible performances in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games by their Track and Field athletes. Joshua Cheptegei set an Olympic Record for his gold medal run during the men's 10,000 meter race. And Peruth Chemutai won silver in the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase. Kawowo Sports is East Africa's largest sports website based in Uganda that publishes digital sports content with a focus on local and regional information. Founder Joseph Owino and his team are focused more on visual content for Olympic coverage this year. Despite facing financial and accredidation challenges getting staff members to the live events, they were able to get funding to send staff members to Paris and obtain access to the Olympic Village. With this access they've created behind-the-scenes content and sat down with Ugandan athletes to write stories about their experience. Check out their Olympic coverage here https://lnkd.in/gruEikyQ. #ParisOlympics #Olympics #sportsjournalism #journalism

When it comes to the Olympics, India Currents is looking for stories that appeal to the Indian-American diaspora. Located in the Bay Area of California, the publication is an award-winning, nonprofit, nonpartisan, ethnic media organization focused on the Indian-American community. Publisher Vandana Kumar and her team at India Currents don't have the resources to do detailed reporting on the Olympics, so they decided to take a different approach. Their Editor Meera Kymal recently went to Paris and was reminded of the time in the '90s when her family moved to Paris on the eve of another momentous occasion, the millennium. She recounted that time compared to the state of Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games. Read her story: https://lnkd.in/gMn8emjC #ParisOlympics #Olympics

Located right next to Salt Lake City, Utah, Park City is home to Utah Olympic Park, which was a key venue during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The area just won their bid to host a second Winter Olympics, in 2034. Park City is a favorite ski resort destination for winter-sports enthusiasts across the globe. In an interview with Conde Nast Traveler, Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White called it his second home since he's trained regularly in the mountains of Park City since the early 2000s. There's also several Olympians from Park City and the surrounding areas like two-time Olympic gold medalist skier, Ted Ligety and mountain biker Haley Batten who just won silver at the Games in Paris — giving the U.S. its best finish in an Olympic mountain bike race. So, it's not surprising that Park City locals have a healthy dose of enthusiasm around the Olympics. The Park Record Newspaper has been serving the area since 1880. This year, Staff Photographer David Jackson was on the ground during the IOC announcement. He was able to capture the enthusiasm as you can see in the photo attached. There's so much more to come. Owner of The Park Record, Tatiana Prince said, "We're gearing up for 10 years of a very active Olympic beat." Keep up with The Park Record's Olympic coverage here: https://lnkd.in/gvsp6_-4. #ParisOlympics #journalism #Olympics

We love to see the successful migration of Windy City Times to Newspack with the help of the Local Media Association! Windy City Times was one of six LGTBQ+ publishers to participate in LMA's inaugural lab focused on technology and sustainability led by Penny Riordan and David Arkin. “𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦-𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴.” - 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘉𝘢𝘪𝘮, 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰-𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴. Congratulations, LMA, on a successful program! And welcome to the Newspack Community Windy City Times! Get more details about the program here: https://lnkd.in/gcbxHVVz #CMS #content #publishing #journalism

⚽ For Soccer America’s Editor-in-Chief, Paul Kennedy and his team, soccer is life. ⚽ As a soccer publication based in the U.S., covering Team USA Soccer at this year’s Games in Paris is a highlight of their year particularly because both the U.S. Men’s and Women’s teams are competing. The men’s team is back after a 16-year hiatus from the Olympics and the women’s team has another chance to claim gold after winning bronze at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. One of Soccer America’s correspondents got stuck in Paris after the arson attacks on the French train system, which forced him to cover a game from the TV monitor. But, he eventually got to Marseille! And now they have one U.S. and one German correspondent covering the games from France. In an effort to organize their Olympic coverage and drive engagement, they’re leveraging the SA Daily — their daily e-newsletter. Congrats to the Soccer America team for this Olympic coverage! Check out some of Soccer America’s coverage of soccer at the Games by correspondent Ian Plenderleith. https://lnkd.in/gkXjUsW8 #olympics #ParisOlympics #journalism