The newsroom · est. May 2024

Between commits.

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.

All · 2 Commissioning web work · 13 How we work · 12 Strategy · 7 Audience strategy · 3 Web and product · 3 About the studio · 2 Editorial strategy · 2 Field notes · 2 Sustainability and funding · 2

Real life stories · May 7, 2025 · Lead story

Working With Nonprofits and News Organizations

A significant portion of our work has been with nonprofits and independent news outlets. That wasn't a deliberate strategy at first. It happened, and then it kept happening.

By Akel Aguad·May 7, 2025·1 min read

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A significant portion of our work has been with nonprofits and independent news outlets. That wasn't a deliberate strategy at first. It happened, and then it kept happening.

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Real life stories · Apr 27

Documented WordPress website development story

Back in 2020, when the world was upside down, I met Documented NY, a small nonprofit news outlet in New York telling the stories of immigrant communities. Their WordPress site was breaking. We fixed it, then built something that would last.

By Akel Aguad·1 min