Michael Riley

In the Transformation to an Information Company, Bringing in Substantial Revenue: Chronicle of Higher Education editor in chief Michael Riley, NF ’95, leads a team creating in-depth reports that are a new revenue stream

By Michael Riley• Niemans @ Work• March 2, 2018

I spend many of my waking hours—and some of my sleeping hours, too—thinking about how best to ensure the health and long-term growth of The Chronicle of Higher Education Inc., where I’m president and editor in chief. Read more

It’s Expertise That Matters

By Michael Riley• Journalist’s Trade• January 10, 2011

‘The next wave of journalistic progress will channel its power from the underlying principle of the reporter’s beat …’ Read more

Newspapers and Their Quest for the Holy Grail

By Michael Riley• Features• December 15, 2006

Putting the Web first might be ‘the most difficult transformation in our mindset, but we should go ahead and flip our world on its head.’ Read more

Lessons From a Newsroom’s Digital Frontline

By Michael Riley• Journalist’s Trade• March 15, 2006

In Roanoke, Virginia, a midsized newspaper has had ‘the freedom to run some experiments, fail, try again, and along the way discover some meaningful success.’ Read more

Challenging the Charge of Liberal Bias in the Media

By Michael Riley• Opinion• June 15, 2003

An editor’s response: Understand our biases, act as journalists, be a watchdog of the powerful. Read more

Connecting Political Coverage to Readers’ Concerns

By Michael Riley• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2000

In local reporting, entertainment is a distant second to issues that touch people’s lives. Read more

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