Nillium Blog

Fighting Misinformation Online

“Who gets to decide what’s true?” is the wrong question. We should be asking “how do we determine what’s true?”

Now what? The collateral damage of a tech backlash

The very social platforms that are being (rightly) targeted for their role in fanning the flames of an insurrection are the same ones that drive traffic to news sites. To exist today, newsrooms have little to no choice: social platforms are a necessary evil.

Journalism

It only took a siege at the US Capitol for social platforms to do the right thing

We, the people, deserve better.

Journalism

Defending Journalism to Defend the Republic

We need a well equipped press corps to keep us informed. There cannot be two sets of facts, two universes of truth. We need the reliable journalists to win, to keep us informed, so we can debate ideas, not facts.

Business Models for News

News was never meant for social platforms

If ever there was a good illustration of the disconnect we face in trying to make journalism sustainable again, this is it.

Business Models for News

It’s time to remove news from Facebook and Google

That’s the approach the news industry should take when it comes to Google and Facebook: Pay for our journalism or we’re banning it from your platforms.

Forth

We’re not an aggregator.

We know what most people want to share and what gets the most eyeballs and hard news generally is not it.

Forth

Why we're building Forth: A new news platform.

Aside from the ability for anyone to post anything -- which can easily lead to misinformation -- social media also sets up the worst incentives: Do whatever it takes to get people to click into your post so you can make money. That means clickbait.

Reporting Management System

Introducing the Reporting Management System

We needed a pre-CMS – an internal newswire organized by story, that sends real-time notifications and automatically archives. So we built it.

Product Update

Cut us some Slack!

We're pleased to announce that as of today, all NewsApps newsroom accounts can now be linked with Slack! Story update notifications can slide right into your DMs, and you can turn Slack messages into story updates without ever leaving the channel.

Business Models for News

What can Napster teach local news?

Just like the music industry almost 20 years ago, we are in the midst of a seismic shift in how our audience wants to consume our product.

Work From Home

Can we ever go back?

Now that the work-from-home genie is out of the lamp, what happens next?