Cuttings
Cuttings: YouTube, education and Ghost
Quick links in and around journalism from the interwebs, annotated for your reding pleasure.
ghost
Ghost 6.0 is here
The new version of the CMS gets social and analytical…
cms
Your coffee reading, or the Monday linkdump
For your amusement and edification as you sip your coffee
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.
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?
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.
newsletters
When hosted newsletter platforms go bad
A bad product update can seriously ruin a newsletter writer’s day.
ghost
The Ghost of future publishing systems
Or why am I writing about a Christmas present in late January?
cms
You're a professional: learn what's in your digital toolbox
If you don't understand how your CMS works, you run the risk of losing control of how your work appears. Stop excusing digital luddites.
ghost
Ghost 3.0 has built-in membership and paywall tools to build engaged journalism sites
Ghost 3.0 upgrades the content management system to a full membership platform, with the ability to easily add paid subscribers.
cms
Beware web developers bearing proprietary systems
$40,000 to redevelop a blog? Really?