Audience Development Lead, Graham Digital | he/him
Detroit, MI
Joined May 2010
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Local news orgs build value listening to audiences and meeting their info needs. Membership for broadcast is a shift away from scale to deeper relationships with loyal viewers and readers who want to contribute to community info in meaningful ways. nabpilot.org/how-ksat-launch…
I'm claiming my AI agent "ClaudePortfolioGrowth" on @moltbook 🦞
Verification: swim-VX8C
My new Spotify playlist
The BBC sound effects library is now completely free to access.
This is news.
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In less than a month, the Tigers went from 9.5 games back to TIED for a playoff spot.
Trying out the RocaNews app, a gamified news experience. There's a lot to like. (Points, streaks, leaderboards ... think DuoLingo for news.) Use my link and we both get a free week. (Top tier is $6.99/month) app.rocanews.com/Qyv1e36M1Lb
Thanks @Subtext for the invite. Looking forward to hosting this week.
This Week in Digital Media welcomes @dustinblock as our host. He works on audience and AI strategy for news. His passion is helping newsrooms listen to their audiences and respond by meeting their information needs.
Join the conversation: hubs.li/Q02KYp0l0
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Yesterday, I was made aware of the emergency demolition of The MBAD African Bead Museum scheduled for this morning by several community members. I have been working with BSEED to provide an extension of time for Mr. Dabls to bring the building up to code.
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🚨 NEW: Journalists feel a calling to do the work, but struggle to craft a path toward long-term career advancement, including work-life balance and sustainable pay.
Introducing: The Stayers and Leavers report 🧵
cislm.org/research/stayers-a…
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"I believe that the arrogance of simply dismissing engagement journalism as advocacy, or as lacking in rigor, ignores a growing body of research showing its trust-building potential at a time in which journalism and democracy itself is in peril."
Some *personal news* as they say - excited to be taking on a new role at Montclair State this fall! brizzyc.medium.com/some-pers…
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Uh Oh!🤭😆 This is the first time in 66 years that we have seen more people moving into Detroit than moving out!
As a result of our gains, Detroit is now ranked as the 26th most populous city in America, up three notches from 29th place this time last year.
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THIS JUST IN:
@CityofDetroit has gained population for first time in more than six decades, according to new population estimates released by U.S. Census Bureau. According to estimate, Detroit gained 1,852 residents between July '22 & July '23, @MichiganAdvance reporting.
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Detroit City FC acquires land in Southwest Detroit to build soccer-specific stadium.
📰: detcityfc.com/news/2024/05/1…
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🗣️ TEACHERS SHOULD BE PAID A MINIMUM OF $100K PER YEAR
Everything is bigger in Texas, except teacher pay.
Even with a state budget surplus of $18.2 billion*, Texas teachers make 23.4% less than comparable college-educated workers.
#TeacherAppreciationWeek #TxEd
*Texas Comptroller 2024-25 Certification Revenue Est. Oct. 2023
One helpful brief guide to the "order of adjectives, which I didn't know exists and learned today really messes with ESL students. gingersoftware.com/content/g…
