The Investigative News Network offers critical strategies for growing a nonprofit newsroom, Google unveils a new revenue option for web publishers, plus Pew’s State of the Media 2012 is out.

<a href="http://www.investigativenewsnetwork.org/news/report-critical-strategies-growing-nonprofit-newsroom">INN Report: Critical Strategies for Growing a Nonprofit Newsroom</a>
A comprehensive overview for “nonprofit news organizations offers tactics for increasing sustainability, developing an audience, and expanding reach for public-interest reporting.”

<a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2012/03/state-integrity-project-builds-off-nonprofit-news-network/">State Integrity project builds off a nonprofit news network</a>
Rating the corruption risk across 50 states, this project outs open records laws with hundreds of exemptions. Budget decisions made behind closed doors. Ethics panels that haven’t met in years.

<a href="http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/google-unveils-new-revenue-option-web-publishers-139261">Google Unveils New Revenue Option for Web Publishers</a>
AdWeek’s Mike Shields distills down “a microsurvey product that may offer an alternative to paywalls” as evidence “Google really does want to help save the digital publishing business.”

<a href="http://paidcontent.org/article/419-audit-bureau-of-circulations-pushes-for-meaningful-metrics-on-digital-m/">Audit Bureau of Circulations Pushes for Meaningful Metrics on Digital</a>
Newly proposed standards of digital sales counts would affect big magazines; ideas around new content breakdowns may help you figure out fresh ways to mine metrics to attract advertising dollars.

<a href="http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/new-nielsen-ratings-to-measure-tv-and-online-ads-together/ ">New Nielsen Ratings to Measure TV and Online Ads Together</a>
Finally a new “cross-platform campaign ratings” system with potential to influence how online dollars are directed. Nielsen’s next steps include measuring smartphone and international ad views.

<a href="http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2012/03/5509293/year-times-digital-subscription-program-analysts-and-insiders-see-surp">A year into the Times’ digital subscription program, analysts and insiders see surprising success, and more challenges to come</a>
As paywalls gain popularity, one year later NYT finds “people like this so much they’re actually willing to pay for it.” But growing the model “will take significant effort and resources.”

<a href="http://stateofthemedia.org/2012/how-community-news-is-faring/">State of the Media 2012: How Community News is Faring</a>
Community news chapter in Pew’s annual media report predicts more niche sites and finds “a clearer sense of what is needed to succeed” including business focus and partnerships.

<a href="http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/03/17/list-ly-makes-curating-lists-of-things-simple-and-interactive-for-publishers/">List.ly makes curating lists of things simple and interactive for publishers</a>
Capitalize on your content with the lure of lists. A cool new tool; designed to connect with your audience around top tens or other collections. Who doesn’t love a smart list?