A studio notebook. Essays on editorial systems, engineering field notes, the occasional rant about CSS. Published when there's something worth writing, not on a schedule.
One- and two-year grant cycles make it nearly impossible to build a platform that actually serves your audience long-term. Here's how to plan anyway.
One- and two-year grant cycles make it nearly impossible to build a platform that actually serves your audience long-term. Here's how to plan anyway.
From the lead storyMost nonprofit news sites are built for strangers. That is a design failure, not just an editorial one, and it costs you members.
Shared technology platforms for nonprofit news networks make obvious sense on paper. The execution is where things fall apart, and it usually starts with the website.
A new study confirms that local news reduces stress in ways national news cannot. Here is how community media outlets can turn that finding into sharper copy, stronger newsletters, and more compelling membership pitches.
Going audio or video-first does not mean your website stops mattering. It means your website has a different job to do.
Religion News Service just raised $1 million to build a news hub around faith and immigration. The smartest part of that project is the structural logic behind it, and most newsrooms never get that far.
Social referral traffic has collapsed. Twitter is down 70% since 2022, Facebook is following, and the readers who do click through aren't sticking around. Here is what that means for small newsrooms right now.