Public Media — Innovation https://public-media.net/innovation/ Reviews of new formats, tools and distribution experiments in journalism, with the adoption numbers, staffing cost and failure rates usually omitted. en-US Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:53:34 GMT Innovation How Press Forward's $500 Million Actually Reaches Newsrooms https://public-media.net/innovation/how-press-forward-s-500-million-actually-reaches-newsrooms/ https://public-media.net/innovation/how-press-forward-s-500-million-actually-reaches-newsrooms/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:48:42 GMT William Elliott Innovation When a Local Newsroom Shuts Down, What Happens to Its Archive? https://public-media.net/innovation/archiving-digital-local-news/ https://public-media.net/innovation/archiving-digital-local-news/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT William Elliott Innovation What Engaged Journalism Actually Asks of a Reporter's Week https://public-media.net/innovation/engaged-journalism-reporter-week/ https://public-media.net/innovation/engaged-journalism-reporter-week/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT William Elliott Innovation How Solutions Journalism Changes the Assignment Sheet, Not Just the Story https://public-media.net/innovation/solutions-journalism-assignments/ https://public-media.net/innovation/solutions-journalism-assignments/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Nathan Brooks Innovation Who Listens to Local Audio Briefings — and How a Small Newsroom Starts One https://public-media.net/innovation/local-audio-briefings/ https://public-media.net/innovation/local-audio-briefings/ Sat, 16 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT William Elliott Innovation What a Newsletter-First Editorial Calendar Looks Like in Practice https://public-media.net/innovation/newsletter-first-editorial-calendar/ https://public-media.net/innovation/newsletter-first-editorial-calendar/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Nathan Brooks Innovation How Automated Transcription Changed the Interview Workflow — Safely https://public-media.net/innovation/automated-transcription-workflow/ https://public-media.net/innovation/automated-transcription-workflow/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT William Elliott Innovation Why Small Newsrooms Keep Choosing Open-Source Publishing Tools https://public-media.net/innovation/open-source-publishing-tools/ https://public-media.net/innovation/open-source-publishing-tools/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT William Elliott Innovation How Newsrooms Share a Data Project Without Sharing a Newsroom https://public-media.net/innovation/collaborative-data-projects/ https://public-media.net/innovation/collaborative-data-projects/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT William Elliott Innovation Why Text-Message News Works Where News Apps Failed https://public-media.net/innovation/sms-text-news-local/ https://public-media.net/innovation/sms-text-news-local/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT William Elliott Innovation How Small Newsrooms Publish AI Draft Summaries Without Losing Reader Trust https://public-media.net/innovation/ai-draft-summaries-local-newsrooms/ https://public-media.net/innovation/ai-draft-summaries-local-newsrooms/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT William Elliott Innovation