This anonymous survey is designed by editors, for editors. We aren’t asking for corporate fluff — we want a clear picture of the real, daily pressures facing Texas journalism in 2026.
Your feedback will directly shape TME’s roadmap in three critical areas:
- The Big Pressures: We want to help address the real impact of staff retention challenges, burnout, and the practical realities of integrating emerging technologies, such as AI, into daily workflows.
- The Next Annual Convention: Tell us what worked, what didn’t, and what programming makes it worth sparing a headcount to send staff to the next gathering. If budget or staffing kept you away last year, we want to know why, so we can adapt.
- Year-Round Training Needs: What do your reporters need most right now? Advanced Texas Public Information Act tactics? Mobile video storytelling? Data journalism? Tell us which skills your newsroom is missing, and we will develop workshops and webinars to fill those gaps.
Quick, Anonymous, and Impactful
The survey takes less than seven minutes to complete, and all responses are strictly anonymous. Whether you run a small weekly community paper, a digital-only startup, or a major metro daily newsroom, your perspective is vital to keeping Texas journalism collaborative and resilient.
Please take a few minutes between deadlines today to help us support you better.
>>> Click here to share your insights and shape the future of TME.
Thank you for everything you do to keep Texans informed.