We Are Gazzetta.
Gazzetta is a research lab building media resilience in autocratic contexts and distorted information environments.
We focus on practical, audience-first solutions and empathetic research when traditional methods are challenging or not possible.
We work like a flock of birds: independent researchers and practitioners moving in the same direction, united by a commitment to public service and curiosity over hierarchy.
Founded in 2024 by Patrick Boehler, our team spans multiple countries and projects, collaborating with partners who face real constraints and urgent information needs.
What we do.
- Map community information needs and access patterns to ground strategy in reality
- Design news and service products that meet people where they are
- Help newsrooms realign around mission, not routine
- Equip teams with targeted training for work under pressure
- Connect peers to share tactics and strengthen independent media networks
How we work.
- Empathy over assumptions
- Field-tested methods adapted to constrained environments
- Clear, reproducible processes others can use and improve
- Collaboration that values autonomy and shared purpose
Learn with us.
Our ongoing posts about our research process are practical “how-tos” on service journalism, remote reach, and using moments of collateral freedom to overcome technical barriers. We publish candid lessons so others can build on what works—and avoid what doesn’t.
Join in.
- Subscribe to Gazzetta Field Notes for twice‑monthly insights and experiments
- For monthly essays on civic media opportunities, subscribe to re:filtered, Patrick’s newsletter
- Partner with us on research, product development, or newsroom transformation
- Share your constraints and we’ll co-design an approach that fits
You can contact us any time via email at hello@gazzetta.xyz, Signal or Hush Line (use Tor Browser for increased anonymity).
As illiberalism spreads through coordination, civil society must collaborate just as deliberately. Let’s do the work, together.