The Meta Journalism Project Accelerator Program helps local news publishers build a sustainable future via coaching and stipends to implement new strategies to grow reader revenue, digital transformation, video business lines and more. Local Media Association and Local Media Foundation serve as partners to Meta/Facebook for specific North American Accelerator programs, providing administrative services for Accelerator cohorts as well as publishing case studies on actionable successes from the programs.
The reader revenue programs are led by Blue Engine Collaborative, a consortium of mission-driven consultants and advisors focused on driving digital audience growth and revenue.
Our most recent case studies and highlights from Accelerators:
How surveys helped 5 newsrooms refine coverage and grow reader revenue
Twenty-nine news organizations from North America recently wrapped up the Meta Journalism Project’s Accelerator program, focused on reader revenue. Local Media Association staff joined and participated in the virtual workshops. The news organizations — half of which are owned or led by Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, or other people of color — were invited to […]
5 strategies that grew reader revenue for participants in the Meta Journalism Project Accelerator
Thirty news organizations in the U.S. and Canada grew their total customer lifetime value by almost $10 million as a result of what they learned and applied in the Meta Journalism Project’s Reader Revenue Accelerator program.
How the Mississippi Free Press educated audiences on the value of their work through messaging
When Mississippi Free Press launched in March 2020, the founders quickly realized they had to accelerate their timeline to membership and sustainability as COVID-19 numbers were exploding.
How The Plug grew membership 15% by articulating value to its core audience
Thirty news organizations from North America recently participated in the Facebook Journalism Project’s Accelerator program, focused on reader revenue. Local Media Association staff joined and participated in the virtual workshops. The news organizations — half of which are owned or led by Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, or other people of color — were invited to […]
How scrum framework helped accelerate digital subscription growth at Southeast Missourian
Though the Southeast Missourian has focused on growing digital subscriptions for several years, a more refined approach to testing and learning in 2021 yielded a 32 percent improvement in new subscription starts from the same time period in 2019, and brought in nearly four times as many new email signups with company’s annual best-of contest, compared to 2020.
Agile methodology in the newsroom: Facebook Accelerator case study with Native News Online
Thirty news organizations from North America are currently participating in the Facebook Journalism Project’s Accelerator program, focused on reader revenue. Local Media Association staff joined and participated in the virtual workshops. The news organizations — half of which are owned or led by Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, or other people of color — were invited […]
How The Bulletin created a ‘data-driven environment to guide on content strategy’ through the Facebook Accelerator
After absorbing lessons from the program, which taught ways to use analytics to inform content strategy decisions, the newsroom shifted its meeting emphasis away from the front page.
FJP Accelerator case study: The Sumter Item team learns, applies value of audience data
Focus on the middle of the audience funnel when developing reader engagement tactics.
Tell your own story as a news organization. Move your newsroom beyond a pageview-centric approach to measuring success so you can understand what journalism subscribers value most.
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