- DIVERSITY (Mediapart) — After creating a position of "Editorial Manager for Gender Issues" in 2020, Mediapart has established a role of "Editor and Editorial Manager for Racial Issues" now held by journalist Sabrina Kassa. A still rare position in France, which will aim to "watch for any racist biases" in their content and to "develop [their] coverage on these subjects".
- NEWSLETTER (Platformer) — Leaving Substack after building a substantial audience there is possible. That's at least what tech journalist Casey Newton proved, founder of the newsletter Platformer which now has nearly 200,000 subscribers. In a post, he reflects on his motivations and describes an overall successful transition to a new service, Ghost, though marked by a few challenges.
- INTERNET (User Magazine) — Washington Post loses its star journalist Taylor Lorenz, who specializes in internet culture, as she moves to focus full-time on her newsletter: User Magazine. A decision she explains in part by traditional media's lack of interest in her preferred topics.
- MODELS (Axios) — If you've been accustomed to free access to content from CNN, Reuters, or The Verge, that could soon change. These media outlets, previously freely accessible, are planning to introduce paywalls on their sites. A decision aimed at strengthening their business model, but it remains to be seen whether readers' wallets can keep up.
- BEHIND THE SCENES (New York Times) — After a decade running Last Week Tonight, John Oliver takes stock and reveals the behind-the-scenes story of a show that's as iconic as it is satirical. He, who has always rejected the label of "journalist," discusses the substantial work done by his teams to verify facts and tell them with humor.
- INTERNET (Reuters Institute) —In the latest Reuters Institute study on online news consumption, only one woman appears among the most frequently cited personalities as an information source: journalist Salomé Saqué. Alongside two other journalists, she explains her relationship with these platforms and with an environment largely dominated by men, conducive to sexist online harassment.
- INVESTIGATION (Le Monde) — The far-right journalism school? This Monde video investigation examines the Institut libre de journalisme, a training center close to Vincent Bolloré's networks. Behind this project lies a political ambition to fill media outlets and columns with identitarian right-wing profiles.
- PLATFORMS (Median) — Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon … Is the proliferation of these platforms making your head spin? It is for media outlets too. The rise of X competitors has forced some to question their platform dependence and recalibrate both their strategy and internal organization.
- OPINION (Le Monde) — If newsrooms are questioning their dependence on platforms, it's partly because of the lack of control over opaque algorithms. In this opinion piece, some sixty prominent figures argue for
- TOOLS (Bellingcat) — We regularly share with you the tools we use internally, and this week we're offering you a chance to discover Bellingcat's recommendations. The online investigator network has listed the software used in their OSINT practice.
