Tag Archives: Publisher’s Note
Enhancing your news experience: A first step
We know there are a lot of information and media sources that compete for your time. It seems like this number grows exponentially every year, and with the move to everything digital, we know it is important to factor in…
Mission Note • By Joel Gross • Nov 22, 2021
Publisher's note: Changing of the guard
Hi y’all! My time as interim publisher here at the Monitor is coming to a close. In my previous roles, I have always found such value in the coverage that this publication provides and I am grateful that I had…
Mission Note • By Mike Clark-Madison • Feb 5, 2018
Onward (in a different kind of way...)
I write you all this morning with a bit of news: At the end of May, I’ll head over to The Texas Observer, where I will serve as that venerable publication’s publisher. I’m also pleased to say that the Austin…
Mission Note • By Michael Kanin • Apr 28, 2017
Publisher's Note: PennyPass incoming
I have a bit of news, but first I want to be sure that we’re all on the same page with regard to terminology and philosophy. The Austin Monitor employs a paymeter (stay with me here, it’ll be worth it)…
Mission Note • By Michael Kanin • Mar 22, 2017
The Austin Monitor thanks its sponsors. Become one.
Publisher's Note: Why your Monitor is a bit light this morning
How’s this for a morning duh: Diversity is nothing but good for a newsroom. Without it, we can’t well claim to cover every possible angle of a story. Your Monitor has a bit of work to do on our cultural…
Mission Note • By Michael Kanin • Mar 9, 2017
Publisher's Note: Into 2017
December 2016 marks the third anniversary of the rebranding that gave birth to the Austin Monitor. In those three years, we’ve rebuilt our web home, expanded our coverage, made room for some new voices in the coverage of Austin and…
Mission Note • By Michael Kanin • Dec 30, 2016
Subscribe to our newsletter
Publisher's Note: Story Map and individual story purchase
When we started this project, we envisioned a regular beat of these Publisher’s Notes — maybe once every two months or so. This is my second in about three weeks. So, if you’d like a rough “exciting times” metric for…
Mission Note • By Michael Kanin • Jun 6, 2016
Publisher's Note: Fun and Game Night
Last week, your Austin Monitor team tried something new. From the start, we’d planned on building an events series to further our mission of civic engagement. Our thinking was that direct outreach might more directly impact our readers (and earn…
Mission Note • By Michael Kanin • May 23, 2016
Publisher's Note: Whispers, more sponsorships, and Watson and Adler on transportation
A couple of small changes, more Web sponsorships, and some event announcements to get to here: First: We’re moving Whispers. Not far, just behind a new button that you’ll find on the front page of the site. We’ve struggled a…
Mission Note • By Michael Kanin • Mar 28, 2016
Publisher's Note: 2015, 2016
I was recently given the advice that such phrasing as “let me be honest” or “honestly” implies that everything else one’s said is not, and so I won’t begin this note that way. Instead I’ll try this: I wasn’t quite…
Mission Note • By Michael Kanin • Dec 31, 2015
Publisher's Note: Two Years
It’s been entirely too long since I wrote you all. I’ll offer (meekly, perhaps) that we’ve been rather busy here at Monitor/Capital of Texas Media Foundation HQ – and so, on top of missing more than a few opportunities to…
Monitor News & Media • By Michael Kanin • Oct 1, 2015
Publisher's Note: Tick Tock, the (new) Reporter's Notebook and more numbers
A bit of exciting news from here in Monitorland: Today, we unveil one new regular feature and one updated regular column. Right after we go through a few details about each of these items, I will offer up a fresh…
