The Sun
Spinning the digital news cycle
The Sun's starting to gate its content, and local news is putting up a paywall. No, this isn't a post from 2014 — this is happening now.
Meta
Facebook woos the kids
And this might matter to local journalism. Plus: has The Telegraph found a buyer? And the mysteries of algospeak.
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.
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.
newsletter
X predicts a riot
Has the loosened moderation under Elon Musk lead to the thuggery on the UK's streets over the weekend? Plus a glimpse at the possible future of search.
TikTok
TikTok vs the USA, AI vs the EU: Fight!
The regulators get itchy about China and AI, and a useful SEO tool gets its last update before AI changes everything — forever! (Maybe.)
SEO
Why you're probably doing SEO wrong
Why bad SEO advice is costing publishers dearly in the Helpful Content age, and why consolidating local newspapers is a recipe for further decline.
newsletters
Saving local news, one newsletter at a time
Local newsletters for local people, as The League of Gentlemen never said. Plus, AMP is dead, and Threads is rapidly developing…
Journalism
Building a news oasis in a journalism desert
Plus why we end up with zombie websites, YET MORE Twitter chaos, and the cancelling of Dilbert
The readers write: on newsletter fights, due credit and AI in the newsroom
Question and feedback from readers on newsletters, AI, local journalism and TikTok.
local journalism
A little respect (just a local bit)
Another week, another economic crisis. But in other news, local politicians are getting more overtly disdainful of journalists, and big news sites are taking a serious SEO hit. Let's dive in…
news:rewired
Zaina Erhaim: how to respect local journalists in crisis zones
The contrast between the coverage of war in Syrai and Ukraine is shocking and stark, argues the news:rewired keynoter. Here's how we can do better.