Amalie Nash, most recently senior vice president of local news and audience development for Gannett/The USA TODAY Network, has signed on with LMA to help coach the 12 news organizations that are part of the Family and Independent Media Sustainability Lab. Nash will also lead an Aug. 2 session at LMA Fest in Chicago titled […]
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FIMS Lab strategist describes five ways to grow audience today
As the demand for quick, relevant, and engaging content grows, how can publishers keep their readers hooked and convert them into loyal subscribers, or grow their engaged audience? Amalie Nash, audience strategist for the Family and Independent Media Sustainability Lab at LMA, shares her insight for enhancing digital subscriptions using a nuanced approach that integrates […]
Posted inJournalism Funded by Philanthropy
Do the ‘right things’ and funding will follow
Liz White is the publisher and fifth-generation family owner of the 156-year-old RJ Media Group in central Connecticut, which includes one five-day-a-week newspaper, eight weekly newspapers, two websites and a digital agency. $0. When we graduated as a participant in the first cohort of the LMA Lab for Journalism Funding in April 2021, we had […]
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LMA announces news outlets in 4th cohort of Lab for Journalism Funding
(May 19, 2023) — Local Media Association is pleased to announce the 16 news organizations selected to participate in the fourth cohort of its Lab for Journalism Funding. The lab will help these local news organizations develop and execute strategies to fund essential local journalism via philanthropy. The six-month intensive lab runs from May through […]
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Iowa publication Telegraph Herald lining up resources to quadruple digital subscribers by 2023
What does it take to increase subscribers from 2,800 to 12,000 in three years? TH Media, the parent company of the Telegraph Herald, is in the middle of answering that question. The Dubuque, Iowa-based news operation was among five North American-based publishers selected to participate in Google News Initiative’s Subscriptions Lab. The GNI Subscriptions Lab […]
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Accelerate Local 2022: Top takeaways, video recordings from each session
This week, Local Media Association hosted its annual Accelerate Local virtual conference. Approximately 200 local media executives participated in eight sessions with 24 presenters over three days. Following are some of the top takeaways from each session, along with links to watch session recordings on demand. LMA thanks its sponsors for helping make this event […]
Finance and Accounting Data Specialist
Position details: Part-time employee (expanded hours or full-time possible in future, contingent on funding) Location: Anywhere. LMA/LMF is a virtual organization. You need only reliable internet access and a commercial airport nearby for occasional travel, once conditions allow. Starts: As soon as possible. Reports to the LMA director of finance and accounting. Compensation: ~$20/hour, 20-25 […]
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Getting to ‘yes’: How NOLA expanded its investigative reporting with philanthropic funding
Every good media salesperson knows: Overcoming a client’s objections is key to getting to “yes.” The same is true when seeking to fund essential local journalism via philanthropy. Since 2020, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate | NOLA.com has raised more than $2 million in philanthropy, dramatically expanding its investigative reporting to better serve the entire […]
LMA Fest 2022 Agenda
LMA Fest 2022 is a modern take on the former LMA Digital Revenue Summit. We’ll be taking over the Gleacher Center, home to the University of Chicago’s executive MBA program, in downtown Chicago for three days of meetings Aug. 16-18, focused on the growth of your business. Here’s what we’re planning: All times Central (Chicago […]
Accelerate Local 2022 Agenda
Three days of virtual sessions focus on growth strategies for local media including reader revenue, branded content, journalism funded by philanthropy and Connected TV. Once you have registered for the event, you will receive a link in your confirmation email to register for each session you’d like to attend. All times Eastern. Thank you to […]
