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Hello and welcome to another edition of Inside The Newsroom, home to more journalism opportunities than any other newsletter in the world.

Today we have a special Q&A planned with Kyle Plantz, Senior Director of Leadership Programs for the J+ professional development team at the Newmark J-School, overseeing the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership. As the journalism industry continues to navigate many changes, it's a good time to reevaluate your skills in order to pivot to a leadership role inside the newsroom, or elsewhere in a new sector altogether. If you’re thinking about what comes after your current newsroom role, this week’s intro is a conversation I had with Kyle. The exec program is built for journalists who want to lead across editorial, product, audience, and business.

In our Q&A, we dig into the exact skill gaps holding many media leaders back, from avoiding finance decisions to struggling with cross-team leadership and decision-making under uncertainty. We also talk real ROI: alumni moving into top roles at organizations like the Associated Press, Rocky Mountain Public Media, and Slate, with many reporting promotions or major career pivots during or shortly after the program.

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New England First Amendment Coalition

The New England First Amendment Coalition defends First Amendment freedoms and government transparency, and runs monthly online workshops aimed at journalists based across the U.S. and around the world.

Consumer Reporting 101

Type: Workshop
When: April 10, 2026
Location: Remote
Eligibility: Journalists (and non-journalists) from around the world
Registration Deadline: Rolling

Craig Newmark School of Journalism

Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership

Applications are now open for CUNY’s year-long Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership, designed for newsroom leaders across editorial, product, business, and tech. In a hybrid format, participants join weekly online classes and leadership sessions while staying in their jobs, plus three in-person residency weeks in New York City. The curriculum covers finance, product strategy, revenue models, audience, innovation, and AI leadership, with personalised coaching and a capstone project built around real newsroom challenges. Alumni report promotions, expanded leadership responsibilities, and new career opportunities, with a strong focus on practical skills you can apply immediately in your organisation.

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Q&A With the Craig Newmark School of Journalism

Daniel: Can you give applicants a sneak preview of some of the key modules they will study?

Kyle Plantz: Our classes focus on the moments where newsroom leaders often stall in decision-making. In Fundamentals of Finance, they learn to stop outsourcing the numbers and start owning the sustainability of your organization. In Product Strategy classes, they confront whether what they’re building actually serves their audience’s needs. And in AI Strategy for News Leaders, we cut through the hype to focus on what’s worth adopting now versus what’s a distraction.

Daniel: What specific leadership skills do you find are most lacking in today's news media leaders?

Kyle: We often find that leaders aren’t short on ideas or the drive to make their newsroom better. But here are three areas where leaders need to develop their skills, in my experience.

First, they try to avoid the business side. Too many leaders still treat revenue, finance, and sustainability as someone else’s job. This program gives them the knowledge and confidence to change that. Participants learn how to understand where the money comes from, ask better questions, and make decisions that actually keep their organizations alive.

Second, they generally don’t know how to lead across teams. Editorial, product, audience, and business teams are still too siloed. Our program forces leaders to think and operate across all of them because that’s what the job now requires.

And finally, they need to learn to act without perfect information. The industry is too volatile to wait for certainty, but many leaders still do. Through our classes and leadership discussions, we focus on how to lead through ambiguity, manage teams through constant change, and build the confidence to make calls when the path isn’t clear.

Daniel: And lastly, alumni report promotions, new jobs, or creating opportunities for themselves. Can you share specific career trajectories or advancement stories that demonstrate the program's ROI?

Kyle: We regularly see participants get promoted, take on larger leadership roles, or create entirely new opportunities for themselves during the program or within months of finishing it.

Take Gary Lavariere (Class of 2025), who entered the program as Chief Revenue Officer at The Berkshire Eagle and was promoted to Publisher just three months after the program ended, stepping into the top leadership role at a legacy newsroom.

Lucy Nicholson (Class of 2023), now Director of Photography at The Associated Press, became the first woman to hold that role. Amber Payne (Class of 2023) stepped into a new executive role as Chief Experience Officer at Rocky Mountain Public Media.

And Hillary Frey (Class of 2022) started the program unsure of her next step and during the program, she became Editor-in-Chief of Slate, one of the most influential digital magazines in the United States.

Even years later, alumni point to the same mindset shift: greater clarity in how they lead, the ability to build and execute real initiatives, and the confidence to step into what’s next, whether that’s a bigger role or a new path entirely.

📰 Journalism Jobs

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🌳 Freelance Opportunities

Below are 10 publications actively seeking pitches for long form, reported features and essays.

🌲 Logic Mag Pitch Call: Essays | Rate: $2,000-$2,500 | Pitch here
🌲 The Sick Times Pitch Call: News Features | Rate: $1,300 | Pitch here
🌲 Hidden Compass Pitch Call: Photo Features | Rate: $1,000 | Pitch here
🌲 Outrider Pitch Call: Investigative Articles | Rate: $1,000 | Pitch here
🌲 Aftermath Pitch Call: In-Depth Reporting and Analysis | Rate: $500 | Pitch here
🌲 Longreads Pitch Call: Essays/Features | Rate: $500+ | Pitch here
🌲 Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine Pitch Call: Long Form Thought Leadership, Reported Articles and Analysis | Rate: $300-$500 | Pitch here
🌲 Sight and Sound Pitch Call: Features | Rate: £500 | Pitch here
🌲 Earth Island Journal Pitch Call: Digital/Print Features | Rate: $400 | Pitch here
🌲 Lonely Planet Pitch Call: Features | Rate: $400 | Pitch here

📅 Journalism Calendar

Fellowships, grants, events, and awards with upcoming deadlines. Become a paid subscriber for full access to our calendar.

🎓 Fellowships

➡️ Pitch a Partnership Project | Reynolds Journalism Institute | Grant📍 Worldwide | ⏰ Deadline: April 17, 2026 | 🔗 Apply here

➡️ Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship 2026 | International Women’s Media Foundation | Fellowship📍 Worldwide | ⏰ Deadline: April 19, 2026 | 🔗 Apply here

➡️ MBA Media FellowThe Atlantic | Fellowship📍 New York/Washington D.C. • 🗓️ Summer 2026 • 💰 $27-$33/hour | ⏰ Deadline: April 20, 2026 | 🔗 Apply here

🧠 Events & Trainings

➡️ 2026 State Policy Playbook for Newsrooms | Online News Association | Webinar📍 Online • 🗓️ April 9, 2026 • Free | ⏰ Deadline: Rolling | 🔗 Register here

➡️ What Editors Actually Want: Pitching Environmental Investigations | Journalismfund Europe | Webinar📍 Online • 🗓️ April 9, 2026 • Free | ⏰ Deadline: Rolling | 🔗 Register here

➡️ How The Economist Builds a Global Subscription Brand in the Age of AI | International News Media Association | Webinar📍 Online • 🗓️ April 15, 2026 | ⏰ Deadline: Rolling | 🔗 Register here

🏆 Awards

➡️ Sunshine Award | Society of Professional Journalists | Award📍 U.S. | ⏰ Deadline: April 9, 2026 | 🔗 Apply here

➡️ The Publisher Podcast Awards | MediaVoices | Award📍 UK | ⏰ Deadline: April 10, 2026 | 🔗 Apply here

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