Local news needs leaders ready for what comes next

Americans get news and information in far more ways than when the American Press Institute was founded in 1946. The challenges facing local media have changed dramatically. One thing has not: the need for thoughtful, adaptable leaders who can help their organizations and communities navigate change.

Across eight decades, API has brought people together to learn from one another, developed research and practical tools, and helped news organizations confront consequential questions about their audiences, their people, their businesses and their role in their communities.

Today, API is a solutions lab for local media. We help news leaders turn difficult questions into practical ways forward — building trusted, resilient, people-first organizations that can navigate change and strengthen civic life.

That's the work we want to carry forward to the next generation of local news leaders. And we'd love your help.

What did API make possible for you?

Maybe you attended an API gathering that changed the way you thought about your work. Maybe you met someone who became a trusted colleague. Maybe an API idea, tool or piece of research helped you solve a problem or stayed with you long after you encountered it.

As API turns 80, we want to hear those stories.

When you make a gift, tell us: What did API make possible for you?

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Your gift helps to make sure the next generation of local news leaders has the same kind of resources, connection and support that API has provided for 80 years.

At a moment of extraordinary change for local news, leaders need places to learn from one another, test new ideas and find practical paths forward. A gift of any size helps API continue to be that place.

Your gift is a way to say:

API mattered to me. I want that kind of resource, connection and support to be there for the people leading local news next.

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For 80 years, the American Press Institute has helped news leaders navigate change. If API has shaped the way you lead, think or serve your community, help pay that experience forward to the next generation of local news leaders.