While other newspapers slash their staffs and print products, the Orange County Register is in the process of hiring 50 editorial staffers and adding sections to the print edition. The plan is to improve quality -- and charge more for it.

Referencing a new Pew survey showing that nearly 20 percent of Americans say they're not affiliated with any religion, Poynter looks at how to cover them. "If one in five adults is a quote ‘none,’ than absolutely you have to achieve a sense of parity in your reporting and cover every kind of religion or lack thereof," Huffington Post religion reporter Jaweed Kaleem tells Poynter.

"Never before in our 56 year history have we pursued a student-fee subsidized existence," the staff of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student paper writes. "In fact, at times we have stubbornly leveled against it. We were spiting our nose to save our face. Financial independence is meaningless if it cripples our ability to serve the community. A subsidized paper with the reach to accurately cover complex issues is far better than a poor, limited one. In fact, it is what this campus deserves."