Kevin Slimp

Mighty Unusual Time

Have we ever experienced a time like this in the news business? I’ve been noticing a couple of patterns lately, and I wonder if you...

Journalism Education Foundation of New England Scholarship Applications Deadline Is March 28th

Each year the New England Newspaper and Press Association awards up to 10 scholarships to aspiring journalists through the Journalism Education Foundation of New...

Journalism Education Foundation of New England 2019 Scholarship Recipients Announced

The Journalism Education Foundation of New England, a division of the New England Newspaper & Press Association,...

You’ll never hear me say…

Thirty years is a long time for a career as a consultant. It’s time for me to shift my attention to Julia,...

How social media is powering The Economist’s subscription growth

Lucinda Southern | Digiday | November 28, 2019 Since changing its social media strategy to drive traffic from social...

Veteran Seven Dayzers Get 1 Percent Ownership Stake

Courtney Lamdin | Seven Days | January 6, 2020 Thirteen longtime Seven Days employees are now 1 percent owners of...

Three new publishing applications for newspapers

Kevin Slimp is director of the Institute of Newspaper Technology. Email questions to him at kevin@kevinslimp.com. I...

New England Senators Seek Local Media Funding in Covid-19 Stimulus

New England Democratic Senator's, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ed Markey (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Jack Reed (D-RI), along with...

Contact your Congressional Representative to Co-sponsor the Local Journalism Sustainability Act

Dear Newspaper Colleagues, I'm writing to you seeking your support for a bill that will help local journalism exist and transition during a time of...

Humor, satire: Making the political ‘cut,’ from our earliest days

The 2020 election is no laughing matter — except that it is, in the great American tradition of humor and satire that...