Archive - Your News Biz

Economists ask, 'Are we measuring progress the wrong way?'

Growth isn't always good for creating just societies and trustworthy news media

Jul 18 •

Wikipedia is the largest, most trustworthy online service created in the internet age. And it's not for sale.

It's free, global, non-profit, and crowd-sourced; it strives for a neutral stance in a media world filled with trolls, polarization, and automated…

Jul 2 •

June 2024

Bonus post: Yes, quality journalism pays

elDiario.es, a startup in Spain, ranks among leaders in audience and paid reader support in that country. It grows organically and has no debt.

Jun 27 •

Embarrassing to admit: I avoid (some) news

I'm part of a worldwide trend, with women and men showing different tendencies

Jun 20 •

4 design trends that will dictate whether people adopt your digital product or service

Make your users' experience as easy as possible; if you frustrate them, they will leave

Jun 6

May 2024

'News media are built in moments of crisis'

Ukrainian outlets innovate amid blackouts and bombings, deploy weapons of 'information war' against Russian disinformation

May 23 •

The marketing lessons from failed election coverage

Why Black journalists could see what was coming in 2016 and the rest of us couldn't

May 9 •

April 2024

Video, data-mapping, and AI drive innovative media in Latin America

You’re reading the My News Biz newsletter, which I send every other Thursday.

Apr 25 •

Bonus: 4 watchwords that can lead to a prosperous journalism future

At the ISOJ conference, everyone was talking about the need to know the audience better

Apr 18 •

A local news oasis expands in NW England

Manchester Mill's newsletters generate paid subscribers and 95% of revenue

Apr 11 •

March 2024

Reasons for optimism #12: Jeremy Caplan and AI

He shows how to innovate and save time with tools such as ChatGPT

Mar 28 •

Bonus post: Leadership 6, How to govern a university in times of polarization

A retired president decribes how to build a great institution and entertain even 'dangerous ideas'

Mar 21 •

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