“People tend to get very outraged when there’s a death, when something terrible happens in the news, and then the conversation caves. But in the wellness community — in the world that I work in — people are really familiar with the idea of practice.”
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One year after India cracked down on Kashmir, The Kashmir Walla turns to membership to survive
“People don’t just pay for the product and the content. People pay for the idea behind it and the credibility,” Shah said. “Earlier in the winter, people didn’t pay as frequently as they do now. There’s a good will among the people to support independent journalism in Kashmir.”
The Dallas Morning News is testing out reporter-specific promo codes for readers on the fence about subscribing
“Being able to link the promo code to heartfelt messages of why local journalism is so important right now is like a one-two punch that we thought would be powerful with readers.”
Here’s how 4 news organizations are building new ways to inform (and comfort) kids about coronavirus
“Grownups, we have our various coping mechanisms and ways of processing this strange new reality. We have our Zoom calls and our alcohol and our memes. The kids don’t have those tools.”
What do sports journalists do when there are no sports to cover?
From high school to the pros, the games that filled sports sections have nearly all been called off. “We don’t have a guidebook on how to cover sports when sports aren’t being played.”
Report for America will support 19 journalists to cover Native American communities
“You build trust through listening and through recognizing other people’s knowledge…In order to build trust, you have to believe what people tell you.”
As other U.S. publishers exit the Mexican market, Business Insider is moving in
The New York Times, BuzzFeed, HuffPost, El País, and others have all retrenched from the country in various ways recently. But Business Insider sees potential in reaching younger, upwardly mobile Mexicans.