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The Table Stakes Manual provides specific guidance for transforming your newsroom to get in the game of 21st-century local news and information.
Knight Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund is designed to strengthen local journalism at scale by supporting journalistic excellence and serving the information needs of communities. The Knight-Lenfest Fund supports API’s Better News and Table Stakes work. The Knight-Lenfest Fund is a joint venture of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism.
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation funded the launch of Better News in 2015, several versions of the Table Stakes Local News Transformation program, and many other projects to advance First Amendment rights and journalism excellence.
Poynter Local News Innovation Program operated a version of Table Stakes for public media and family-owned or independent media.
UNC Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media operated a version of Table Stakes for news organizations in the southeast U.S.
The Knight-Cronkite News Lab at Arizona State University operated a version of Table Stakes for local broadcasting companies.

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Staffing & workflow

Use these guides from API to help navigate tricky election situations

These guides will help you make plans for tackling misinformation, public opinion polls and more.

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Partnerships & collaborations

How the Houston Chronicle collaborated with an Instagram creator

The Houston Chronicle team shares its experience of partnering with an Instagram creator, which was a project in the American Press Institute’s Influencer Learning Cohort.

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Staffing & workflow