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Why news matters

Trust Tip #89: Prepare your audience for what to expect on Election Day (and beyond)

Published on October 14, 2020August 10, 2021 by Mollie Muchna

Philadelphia Inquirer explains newsroom processes

Published on June 20, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Day subscription plea during coronavirus

Published on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Philadelphia Inquirer highlights breadth of journalism

Published on May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Atlanta Journal Constitution shares approach to coronavirus coverage

Published on March 30, 2020April 4, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

The Day explains why Coronavirus coverage is free

Published on March 23, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

San Fransisco Chronicle talks to subscribers about covering Coronavirus

Published on March 23, 2020April 4, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Coloradoan explains Coronavirus reporting approach

Published on March 22, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Trust Tip 52: Share your history, mission and values

Published on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Trust Tip 51: Let’s create an effective “About Us” page

Published on February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Caller Times labels opinion, watchdog content

Published on November 13, 2019 by Mollie Muchna

CALMatters Discusses Why News Matters

Published on March 27, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

The Coloradoan Addresses Paywall

Published on March 27, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Trust Tip 5: Show the breadth of your journalism

Published on March 5, 2019March 10, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Trust Tips 4: Use Direct Language

Published on February 26, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Sharing Mission and Explaining Journalism with Tweets

Published on January 18, 2019March 27, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Responding to Critical Comments on Facebook

Published on January 18, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Highlight Community Connection

Published on January 17, 2019October 24, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Taking pride in local coverage at The Coloradoan

Published on January 14, 2019March 27, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Fresno bee advocate

Published on December 21, 2016March 7, 2019 by Joy Mayer

What do you stand for? Can you boil it down? And do you share it with your community (in ways other than hoping they’ll find it on your website)?

Fresno watchdog story

Published on December 21, 2016March 7, 2019 by Joy Mayer

Remind your community about your mission and purpose. Tell them you work on behalf of the public. Use specific language and strong words, like watchdog and investigation, rather than hoping those concepts are clear.

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