censorship
Engagement in an age of declining press freedom
Attacks on the independence of the press are underway in the UK and the US. Twitter is stripping context from thoughtful debates. The only antidote is thoughtful engagement work.
newsletters
The future of newsletters lies in exploring their versatility
Newsletters are climbing up the hype curve, just as podcasts did a couple of years ago. Making the most of them requires exploring different formats. Some publishers have started that process.
X (Twitter)
Twitter's faceless accelerants
Social media mobs do what mobs have always done: give the masses the feeling of power.
social & digital lunchbreak
Who's afraid of the small, average Apple News+?
A storm in a teacup around changes coming to Apple's news app, some thoughts on Reels, and a toxicity round-up. Happy Monday!
X (Twitter)
Five Morning Links #3: investigative podcasts, Twitter metrics and newsletter strategy secrets
More useful reads to make your morning coffee feel really useful — as well as tasty.
Facebook
Five Morning Links #2: Unleash the Zuckercopier
Is this the Reels life? Or is it just Facebook fantasy?
coronavirus pandemic
Covid-19, schools, and the dangers of unintentional misinformation
Not all misinformation is intentional. Sometimes the angle we take on a story, and the headline we use, can leave completely the wrong impression in a reader's mind.
SEO
Why Google's Core Web Vitals update is going to hit medium-sized publishers hard
Major changes are coming to Google next year - and the technical burden of them are likely to fall disproportionatly on the middle rank of publishers.