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TikTok vs the USA, AI vs the EU: Fight! Paid Members Public
The regulators get itchy about China and AI, and a useful SEO tool gets its last update before AI changes everything — forever! (Maybe.)
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Why you're probably doing SEO wrong Paid Members Public
Why bad SEO advice is costing publishers dearly in the Helpful Content age, and why consolidating local newspapers is a recipe for further decline.
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Building a news oasis in a journalism desert Paid Members Public
Plus why we end up with zombie websites, YET MORE Twitter chaos, and the cancelling of Dilbert
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Zaina Erhaim: how to respect local journalists in crisis zones Paid Members Public
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.
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Local news, for local people, by local creators (sponsored by Facebook) Paid Members Public
Facebook's local news investment, Greenwald's Yes, Minster moment and more news from the "new media" trenches.