Local News
The Mill, The Bell, the Ghost and the future of local news
Mill Media's latest site eschews Substack for Ghost. That's great: the web/newsletter/subscriptions space needs competition, and a choice of platforms for publishers.
WordPress
WordPress just lost its default status for publishers
The battle between Automattic and WP Engine has exposed an unexpected vlunerability of the WordPress ecosystem — and it's one publishers should be wary of.
Social Media
We need a social media POSSE
But I'm not talking about an online lynch mob, but some new digital plumbing to make it easier to navigate a social media diaspora. Plus an AI tool worth exploring.
audience engagement
Tales of people-powered journalism
Plus a proposal to relaunch a local newspaper as a newsletter-first operation. And some sad, sad, oh so sad, news about Infowars.
WordPress
What the hell is happening at Automattic (part 2)?
The CEO of Automattic has declared war on WP Engine as a bad citizen of the WordPress ecosystem. What the hell is going on?
AI
Step back, and rethink journalism in an AI age
I finally found the perspective on generative AI I've been missing
advertising
Solutions to a broken ad model
The ad world is in flux. Google is killing cookies, and then it isn't. What can publishers do to survive?
cms
Finding the right publishing tech for your business model
A tech centric panel at the Future of Media Technology explored the software needed to support today’s revenue models – and asked if we should buy or build.
AI
AI: should publishers sign up or sue?
The media versus the AI companies is the latest battlefront in the war between platforms and publishers. Which side should we pick?