Building business capacity and rigor in nonprofit newsrooms with American Journalism Project’s Sarabeth Berman

Local News Matters

Sarabeth Berman, CEO of the American Journalism Project, discusses the organization's approach to helping nonprofit news organizations build strong, sustainable businesses. She shares insights from her unique vantage point, having come from outside the world of journalism. The conversation also delves into AJP's collaboration with OpenAI, examining the evolving role of AI technologies in shaping the future of news.

Episode chapters:

(02:46) - The mission of the American Journalism Project

(06:48) - Coming from outside of journalism with a sense of what’s possible

(16:52) - Why local news matters to communities

(23:34) - AJP’s partnership with OpenAI and AI’s implications for journalism

(34:01) - AJP’s programs for newsrooms

(41:56) - Philanthropy and building strong business teams and practices

(47:13) - Supporting ethnic media and collaborating across the ecosystem

(55:21) - Diversifying newsroom revenue

(58:08) - Rapid-fire questions

Links:

• American Journalism Project: web, Facebook, Instagram, Medium, Twitter/X

• Sarabeth Berman: LinkedIn, Twitter/X

• Mentioned:

• Mississippi Today

• VTDigger

• Capital B

• Signal Ohio

• Houston Landing

• Indiana Local News Initiative

• Press Forward

• Houston Endowment

• Enlace Latino NC

• Outlier Media

• Recommendations:

• New York Times audio app

• Smartless podcast

• Local news newsletters

• Local News Matters: web, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn

• Colorado Press Association: web, Twitter, Facebook

• Tim Regan-Porter: bio, Twitter

Past guests on the Local News Matters podcast include: Rabbi Hillel Goldberg and Shana Goldberg, Lyndsay C. Green (The Journalism Salute), Rashad Mahmood and Mark Glaser, Christian Vanek and Barbara Hardt, Dan Grech, Zack Richner, Tracie Powell, Dan Oshinsky, Linda Shapley (What Works), Yehong Zhu and Jake Seaton, Charity Huff, Joaquin Alvarado and Dave Perry, Steve Waldman, Maritza Félix, Michael Bolden, Jeff Roberts and Corey Hutchins, Eve Pearlman and Erica Anderson, Jennifer Brandel, Corey Hutchins with Bay Edwards, Todd Chamberlain and Raleigh Burleigh.

For show notes, transcripts, newsletter sign-up and past guests on the Local News Matters podcast, please visit localnewsmatterspodcast.com or lnmpod.com.