Columns
Big Tech’s economic takeover can be beat
The same internet that gives rise to the dystopian narrative has tools to prevent disaster.
Why AI’s legal wins create leverage for journalists
Courts’ early rulings leave an opening for news organizations to assert real market harm.
Big Tech is squeezing advertising jobs and companies
Meta and Google already own a huge slice of the online advertising industry. They want more.
The traffic and revenue crisis for news is a symptom of Big Tech’s economy-wide trust collapse
The news business is a key part of the solution.
Is your community not engaging with news? Try listening to them first
Documented, a NY-based newsroom serving immigrants, uses a circular journalism model focusing on the needs of its communities.
The effect of money (Part II)
How funding influences a media company’s operations.
Don’t get SLAPPed: Minimizing the risk of vexatious libel lawsuits
Plaintiffs are increasingly using legal tactics to shut down criticism.
The influence of money
How types of revenue affect publishers’ operations.
Not-for-profit isn’t not-for-money
New local news organizations are often structured as nonprofits and get charitable funding to launch. Their founders then face the challenge of how to continue operations into the future far beyond what that funding will cover.
How to focus on what matters in building your news operation
Guidance for overloaded leaders of news organizations.