Looking for thought-provoking reads? Here you are. My 11th and 12th books of the year. These books are perfect for anyone looking to challenge conventional wisdom and find inspiration in unexpected places. 📚✨

Margo is 10 months young today! 🥳

See you there next Monday! Very much look forward to it. 👏

Ever wondered if your most-read topics truly align with your audience's needs? Dive into the User Needs Model developed by @DmitryShishkin. Discover how understanding your readers' key requirements can transform your content strategy. Full interview 👇 thefix.media/2024/6/13/dmit…

Caleb Azumah Nelson’s Small Worlds. This poignant novel explores the complexities of life as a young Black man in London, navigating music, family, and the ever-present undercurrent of race. The best novel I read this year. My 13th book of the year.

Here's my (entirely unofficial) GPT for exploring the brilliant Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2024. All the usual caveats apply. Always check the original source. But GPTs can be wonderful for unlocking details in a report of this breadth and depth chatgpt.com/g/g-SIbm5DRnX-…

Support your local media (and in my case it’s The Wimble in #Wimbledon #Sw19), and you will be rewarded :) my delicious prize to get an Insta question right :) 🍯

Learning from David StructuredStories is an ongoing process, which we are very grateful for. We spoke for an hour yesterday for Ringier AG staff about how to best think about AI and news ecosystem. Recording is attached below. 👏

What’s with Berlin pitch colour and quality? #EURO2024

Going through some of the summer links I received while away from work, moving to Zurich 🇨🇭. This one intrigues me. “AI reporters” are covering the events of the day in Northwest Arkansas niemanlab.org/2024/08/ai-rep…

As we start regularly creating alternative headlines for our articles, bear this research in mind - users prefer simple headlines. It also chimes with the user needs approach. niemanlab.org/2024/08/reader…

Called to cancel my The New York Times subs, as the promotion period was ending. They offered me the whole digital package including The Athletic NYT Cooking etc for £3 a month for the next year. Yes, sing me up. So I stayed. 🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻

Slovak Prime Minister sues editor Peter Bárdy for use of image on book cover wan-ifra.org/2024/10/slovak… #pressfreedom #Slapps

During this week’s Webinar, Dmitry Shishkin shared how a Digital Media Playbook serves an important role in Ringier’s mission to further innovation while maintaining consistency and quality in its digital operations. ow.ly/Wc9X50TBSWk

Media companies that have adopted a user needs model should consider the need “make me feel nostalgic” for sports and entertainment vertical, Dmitry Shishkin said. Amalie Nash ow.ly/VYjn50UaBVC

.@DmitryShishkin, CEO of Ringier AG International in Switzerland, shares why “make me feel nostalgic” is a user need news companies should pay attention to. @amalienash ow.ly/6KGI50UaBVL