From gatekeepers to guides of People Who Do Journalism
Inspiration on empowering others who share stories.
Topic
Ideas
A collection of 38 issues
Understanding why people share news: A research guide
"I thought you should see this."
Stop pretending journalism matters on its own
Learning to measure journalism by its human value.
The media leadership crisis isn't about credentials, it's about mindset
The skills gap between editorial excellence and organizational leadership.
VPNs: A lifeline of free information in closed societies
How VPNs protect information access in Russia and other censorship-prone areas.
Ten recurring information myths
Enduring misconceptions about human information needs.
How to respond to common objections to audience research
"Objections about time and money are always a smokescreen using a bad model of what research is."
The case for treating audience research as investigative journalism
Discover value; Define value; Design value; Deliver value; Repeat;
From digital monarchies to decentralized republics: Social media protocols are political
Social media platforms have become virtual nations, each with its own governance structure.
An obituary test: AI's (probably unintentional) autocratic leanings in different languages
A simple experiment with AI-generated obituaries uncovers troubling biases in language models that show how they reinforce autocratic narratives across different languages.