Ideas

Resisting oppression by focusing on information needs

Mundane information can threaten authoritarian control more than any dissident broadcasts.

Our Liechtenstein media model: creator economy meets journalism

In tiny markets like Liechtenstein, subsidies alone won't sustain news. The model must change.

Start with service: A practical reset for media impact

Reflections from the Lenfest News Philanthropy Summit

Re:filtered #18: A dispatch from the European journalism support ruins of 2030

The view from a future continent that made the mistake of learning nothing

The way we gather reflects our industry's blind spots

Aperitivo & Access

Presentation: Building tomorrow's information networks, HOPE XVI, New York, Aug. 2025

Not televised—but committed to git.

Presentation: Audience Research & AI, Hacks/Hackers Journalism AI Summit, Baltimore, May 2025

So much opportunity, just not where one would think.

Some post-RightsCon reflections on the dissident media space

Philanthropy's blind spots in dissident media funding.

Public libraries as local civic tech hubs

There's no easy fix for democracy – here's a long-term idea that could help.

News product development from exile: a Q&A with 'Product Notes'

Reflections on product thinking and community, one year into the Gazzetta adventure.