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 membership models Journalism needs members, not readers Members and subscribers are not the same thing. We're at a moment of inflection in journalism, and understanding the difference might be crucial.
Free Post apple The secret of Apple News+ success? Knowing your content and your audience What does a fried egg have to do with the Wall Street Journal and Apple News+? It's all about your most important content…
Free Post newsletters Newsletters: Rise of the Blogletter Why today's newsletter actually take a lot from blogging and why The Economist is on Instagram: answered.
Free Post SEO Social & Digital lunchbreak: big SEO change inbound and signs of a podcast rebound In today's quick dose of lunchtime reading, there's major Google news, a publisher abandoning their office and more.
Free Post Coronavirus Why we need more than just good coronavirus reporting right now There is only one story right now: Covid-19. That's not good enough. People need to escape from it, as well as being informed about it.
Free Post business models Life after newsprint can be rosy - as The Independent shows How is The Indy doing in its post-print existence? Rather well, it turns out…
Free Post podcasting Spotify is trying to become podcasting's gatekeeper. We musn't let them. While Spotify's acqusition of The Ringer is good news for the journalists involved, it's part of a worrying trend in podcasting
Free Post rbi The end of an era at RBI (nearly) With the disposal of Farmers Weekly, my former employer is all but out of the journalism business.
Free Post newsletters Engaged Reading Digest: the subscriptions edition Five reads on subscriptions and membership models, to give you some hope about the future of journalism.
Free Post OM&HB One Man & His Blog: the next stage A change is coming to One Man & His Blog - here's your chance to support my work, and get access to more resources around digital journalism.
Free Post engaged reading digest Engaged reading digest: members-only apps, and the funnel is back The Guardian launches a member-only app, people are discovering funnels a decade late, and HuffPo is on the auction block.
Free Post paywalls Paywalls promote misinformation If all high-quality news becomes paywalled - what will fill the void left behind?
Free Post business models New business models for journalism Journalism needs a new business model. Hell, it need many new models. Here's a bunch of them from news:rewired
Free Post news:rewired Rouven Leuener: Paygates not Paywalls for supporting journalism For all the praise heaped on the NYT, its paywall model won't work for smaller audiences. Switzerland's NZZ is trying something more sophisticated.
