How to beat social media at Its own game — as a journalist
By Rob Golub
Emotional engagement is the path out of the muck that is social media.
We live in an
How to serve your community: Servant leadership for journalists
By Rob Golub
The path to successful journalism runs through servant leadership.
Servant leadership is a leadership style focused on
How to make print work for news in 2025 and beyond – and why you shouldn’t ignore AI either
By Rob Golub
Print isn’t doomed, far from it. Print can thrive. I’ll tell you how, but first,
Believe it: Trump can teach us something about effective community journalism
By Rob Golub
I’m not going to get into what Trump II will mean for journalism or the country.
This may be second most important: Emotionally connect with your journalism audience
By Rob Golub
This may be the second most important thing: Connect emotionally.
Number one is just doing good journalism.
Obligatory news is killing community journalism. Please stop.
By Rob Golub
I see Obligatory Disease (O.D.?) infecting community journalism publications all the time. Allow me, please, to
Tell readers what they can do, not what they missed
By Rob Golub
Community journalists have got to stop telling people what they missed. It's no fun at
Sustainable journalism internship - 2024-2025
If you are a college student and are open to learning about service to a community as a path to
What if the answer is not a new revenue model?
Sometimes, in journalism circles, people talk about coming up with a new revenue model. The ways we obtain revenue aren&
Sustainable journalism through service - A one-sheet guide
Here is a one-sheet guide to serving and connecting with a journalism audience. Use this as a quick reference. Links