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WordPress.coms Newspack project - which @spiritedmediaco is proud to be a part of - has chosen 12 newsrooms to help guide development of this future platform for small- and medium-sized news publishers. prnewswire.com/news-releases…
An update as our local sites continue to find new homes: This morning, @WhereByUs announced it's acquired @theinclinepgh, the site we founded in 2016 medium.com/billy-penn/the-in…
NEWS: Colorado Public Radio to acquire @Denverite from Spirited @spiritedmediaco -- medium.com/billy-penn/colora…
(Taps mic, clears throat) Happy New Year! We're helping out with NewsPack, our partners are great, it's going to be fun. medium.com/billy-penn/we-get…
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Moving readers from free to fee: An inside look at successful premium publishing strategies | Insights from The @FT @ConsumerReports @spiritedmediaco
and the @lenfestinst digitalcontentnext.org/blog/…
NEW: Here's what happened when we changed the name of an internal department from "Advertising" to "Partnerships" medium.com/billy-penn/spirit…
NEW on @medium: @daveburdick on why @Denverite readers took the plunge and became members, in their own words: medium.com/billy-penn/why-de…
NEW: How to create a new local news outlet in your city, for under $500,000 medium.com/billy-penn/how-to…
News from our CEO, @jimbrady, who's out on the road fundraising, with a story to tell about the great year we're having: medium.com/billy-penn/spirit…
... and, in this @kdoctor post, some more details on a project we're working on with @wordpressdotcom and @fundjournalism: niemanlab.org/2018/09/newson…
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Billy Penn, Denverite, and The Incline are all going after members. Can they become predominately reader-supported? nie.mn/2PaxTw7 @spiritedmediaco via @NiemanLab
We're excited to be among those awarded a grant by the @lenfestinst to help @theinclinepgh and @Denverite use @wearehearken for the next 12 months. We're excited to see how it can help us reach new audiences and deepen our connection with readers. bit.ly/2qngyWz
Those of us at @spiritedmediaco are honored to be part of @report4america's 2018 cohort: bit.ly/2Ec0U5g xitter.cf/report4america/status/…
Today we are delighted to announce 9 newsrooms joining the 2018 cohort, and we are reopening the corps member application process. Thanks to @googlenewslab @lenfestinst @knightfdn @soljourno for your continued support: thegroundtruthproject.org/re…
This is a big day for our company: We've officially launched membership at @Denverite: bit.ly/2DTkAyJ
Membership programs - which won't restrict access to our site - are also coming to @theinclinepgh @billy_penn in the next few weeks.
.@spiritedmediaco is focusing its revenue efforts on membership, events and platform. @ckrewson explains how and why we got there: bit.ly/2DNlhcT
