How to evaluate distribution channels in restrictive information environments Distribution under pressure breaks before the message matters
How to find attention touchpoints by mapping lived routines Touchpoints are found on- and off-device, and in community or paid spaces
How to design distribution as a service, not a channel Designing a service encounter that survives a hostile environment
📚 a Beyond Content booklet! Patrick and Madison with an upcoming resource for the Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit, and an open invitation.
📝 Information acquisition during crisis When crisis disrupts information routing, how can media adapt?
The new gatekeepers: Auditing how AI models assess authority and define truth among sources A study in Persian-language LLM output sourcing and bias.
📝 Not for the “average” viewer Your audience is not a monolith; how to reach people who respond to information framing differently?
📝 Iranian Gen Z on YouTube Introducing our research report on how trust is built on YouTube among Gen Z Iranians, conducted with ASL19
TL;DR: Iranian Gen Z on YouTube under censorship and crisis A year of field research on how trust forms under censorship, and what it means for anyone publishing on YouTube