News Product Resource Library
Learn how to align business, technology, audience and editorial needs in media with over 200 free resources curated by our community of experts.
The Resource Library was developed in partnership with the Google News Initiative, as part of our shared goal of empowering news product professionals and developing news product talent to create ethical and sustainable digital media businesses around the world.
Resources
7 Product Requirements Document (PRD) Templates for Product Managers | Aha! softwareRecommended on the NPA Slack
03/01/2024
7 Product Requirements Document (PRD) Templates for Product Managers | Aha! software Recommended on the NPA Slack
- Date: 03/01/2024
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: www.aha.io
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Requirements Management
SWOT Analysis: Examples and Templates [2023] • AsanaRecommended on the NPA Slack
02/24/2024
SWOT Analysis: Examples and Templates [2023] • Asana Recommended on the NPA Slack
- Date: 02/24/2024
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: asana.com
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Product Strategy
Membership Revenue Calculator TemplateRecommended on the NPA Slack
12/05/2023
Membership Revenue Calculator Template Recommended on the NPA Slack
- Date: 12/05/2023
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: docs.google.com
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Other
- Theme: Product Design
New guide helps publishers build custom GPTs for local newsRecommended on the NPA Slack
Joe Amditis
11/21/2023
New guide helps publishers build custom GPTs for local news Recommended on the NPA Slack
- Author: Joe Amditis
- Date: 11/21/2023
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: medium.com
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Product Design
- Language: English
Running Impactful Community Surveys
Carla Nudel
11/21/2023
Running Impactful Community Surveys
- Author: Carla Nudel
- Date: 11/21/2023
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Audience Engagement & Listening
- Language: English
A Lookback at The Atlantic’s Paywall LaunchNPA Original Content
Adriana Lacy
07/31/2023
A Lookback at The Atlantic’s Paywall Launch NPA Original Content
- Author: Adriana Lacy
- Date: 07/31/2023
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: International
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Case study
- Theme: Business Models & Monetization
- Language: English
Learning Paths
View moreProduct management emerged in tech companies to put the audience — or the customer — at the center of decision making. In news organizations there are different kinds of end users: audience segments, advertisers, partners or even coworkers that use a tool or software we are developing. Newsrooms must connect their audience's needs to their editorial mission and develop a sustainable business strategy, while maintaining journalistic ethical standards. Product thinkers create a bridge so that revenue and editorial teams can align their interests. This learning path will help you to better understand what news product thinking is, and how you can get started.
1 - What is news product thinking?
Product management emerged in tech companies to put the audience — or the customer — at the center of decision making. In news organizations there are different kinds of end users: audience segments, advertisers, partners or even coworkers that use a tool or software we are developing. Newsrooms must connect their audience's needs to their editorial mission and develop a sustainable business strategy, while maintaining journalistic ethical standards. Product thinkers create a bridge so that revenue and editorial teams can align their interests. This learning path will help you to better understand what news product thinking is, and how you can get started.
- Type: Article
- Theme:
Leading teams is always a challenge. It's hard to get everyone on the same page with the same priorities. It’s harder still to get aligned on the vision of the product you're trying to build. This becomes even more important as we deal with decentralized, multidisciplinary teams and diverse stakeholders in our ever-changing industry. The resources gathered here will help you learn how to become a more effective leader in the news product ecosystem.
2 - How to lead effective news product teams
Leading teams is always a challenge. It's hard to get everyone on the same page with the same priorities. It’s harder still to get aligned on the vision of the product you're trying to build. This becomes even more important as we deal with decentralized, multidisciplinary teams and diverse stakeholders in our ever-changing industry. The resources gathered here will help you learn how to become a more effective leader in the news product ecosystem.
- Type: Article
- Theme:
Understanding the end user is not only an important pillar of inclusive and ethical news products, it can also be good for business too. However, there’s an overwhelming number of methods, metrics, and frameworks for product management, not all of which are relevant to your project. How can you better understand your users in order to build valuable news products? The learning resources gathered in this path will help with that.
3 - How to conduct audience or user research for news products
Understanding the end user is not only an important pillar of inclusive and ethical news products, it can also be good for business too. However, there’s an overwhelming number of methods, metrics, and frameworks for product management, not all of which are relevant to your project. How can you better understand your users in order to build valuable news products? The learning resources gathered in this path will help with that.
- Type: Article
- Theme:
Blueprints
Navigate the most common product challenges with step-by-step blueprints created by news product professionals from the NPA community.
Case Studies
Learn from the experience of news product teams around the world through the following case studies gathered and created especially for this library.