Free Post aggregation Social & Digital Coffee Break: Google tools, social media stats and free money A round up of news you can use in your social media and digital publishing work. Just don't click on the last link, unless you want to despair of men.
Free Post journalism Poor story construction can spread COVID-19 misinformation Why poor story structure is going to make some people scared of bank notes.
Free Post YouTube Members only: more on YouTube and news, and other reader feedback Reader feedback on recent posts, and some plans for the future of this site.
Free Post niche Metamorphosis of the Journalist In today’s round-up of good internet reading, we learn to love the niche, look (again( at newsletters, and get attention hacking
Free Post newsletters Understanding Editorial Newsletters: a brief guide The hype around the "star journalist" newsletter is in danger of obscuring a deeper and more important truth about the role of newsletters in journalism.
Free Post comments The need for intelligent skepticism, proved through links Can you trust your commenters? Can you trust your transcription service? In the digital world, here be dragons…
Free Post news impact summit News Impact: TikTok trends and new formats for journalism What TikTok can — and can’t — do for your publication, and a pathway to new forms of journalism storytelling.
Free Post polarisation Twitter, death threats and civility: rethinking journalism on social media The platforms undoubtedly need to do more to deal with the toxic environment on social media. But it's worth considering our own role in stoking that febrile atmosphere.
Free Post politics Schadenfreude as a personal indulgence, not a public performance You might be enjoying Trump's illness — but does posting about it actually help anyone?
Free Post facebook Facebook launches new Groups tools, and Google spends lobbying money on journalism Facebook does a good thing, and Google does something that merely looks nice. This is platform economy life.
Free Post YouTube “Hey, Guys”: the latest on YouTube, Facebook oversight and more YouTube is a huge source of news, Facebook gets a hostile oversight board. Just another Tuesday in the digital culture wars.
Free Post attention When less journalism is more The shift to digital unleashed the floodgates on a tidal wave of journalism of often variable content. And, finally, publishers are discovering that smaller amounts of more valuable work can be better.
Free Post online harassment Better tools for better online communities Five quick links about online abuse of local journalists, Facebook’s attempt to cleanse its groups, and some community-centric publishing tools.
Free Post newsletters Casey Newton's shift to Substack shows how newsletters are changing On the day he breaks another major Facebook story, Verge tech editor Casey Newton jumps ship for the Substack way
Free Post audio Get some audio in your engagement strategy Why audio is critical to your audience engagement thinking, why hashtags are back on Facebook, and more to spark your imagination this week…
