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Newsroom transformation

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The Rent Is Due

Aug 25, 2026

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5 min read

The Rent Is Due

The audience stopped arriving on purpose. Only attention you earn can be kept.

content creators

+6

The BBC just told you where every industry is headed

Aug 19, 2026

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3 min read

The BBC just told you where every industry is headed

Why institutions are hiring trust instead of building it

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

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Deeper, Not Wider

Aug 11, 2026

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6 min read

Deeper, Not Wider

Every study I have covered this year points the same direction. Kelsey Ogletree built a business on it.

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

+4

They All Cover Less Than You Do

Aug 5, 2026

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3 min read

They All Cover Less Than You Do

Six people who earned trust by narrowing, not expanding. The first Trust Builders list.

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

+8

You Got Visible. They Still Don't Trust You.

Jul 28, 2026

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6 min read

You Got Visible. They Still Don't Trust You.

Three major reports reveal why showing up is no longer enough.

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

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The Creator Trust Paradox

Jul 21, 2026

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6 min read

The Creator Trust Paradox

The people who don't watch creators assume they can't be trusted. The people who do watch them trust them more than they trust us.

communications

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The Most Expensive Two Words in Journalism

Jun 25, 2026

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5 min read

The Most Expensive Two Words in Journalism

“No comment” responses from sources are no longer a benign industry reality, but a primary driver of declining trust

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

+5

The people best trained to build trust can't get hired to build it

Jun 16, 2026

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6 min read

The people best trained to build trust can't get hired to build it

I asked why comms won't hire journalists. 231 people showed up to answer.

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

+6

The Trust Builders: Local Journalists Worth Stealing From

Jun 4, 2026

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3 min read

The Trust Builders: Local Journalists Worth Stealing From

What these seven are doing that most newsrooms are still debating

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

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Freelancers for the Digital Age

May 13, 2026

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4 min read

Freelancers for the Digital Age

What Happened When a Newsroom Actually Did It

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

Newsroom transformation

+2

Trust Has Left the Chat

May 5, 2026

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2 min read

Trust Has Left the Chat

This isn’t some outlier. It’s the map people drew of the world they actually live in.

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

Gen Z

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Trust Ranked 39th

Apr 23, 2026

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2 min read

Trust Ranked 39th

The word we built careers around is now irrelevant to the audience

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

+6

They Didn’t Leave Because of TikTok. They Left Because There Was Nothing to Stay For.

Apr 7, 2026

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8 min read

They Didn’t Leave Because of TikTok. They Left Because There Was Nothing to Stay For.

Newsroom foundations are quicksand right now. Let’s pour some cement.

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

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You Can't Broccoli Your Way to Trust

Mar 24, 2026

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8 min read

You Can't Broccoli Your Way to Trust

Jack Brewster built a news app for Gen Z. What he’s learning should worry legacy media and give hope to any journalist still paying attention.

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

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Trust Already Lives in the Feed. Local News Needs to Show Up There.

Mar 17, 2026

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7 min read

Trust Already Lives in the Feed. Local News Needs to Show Up There.

Local newsrooms still possess something most creators don't

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

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Stop Waiting for Permission

Mar 10, 2026

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9 min read

Stop Waiting for Permission

The journalists who will survive the next decade aren't waiting for their newsrooms to transform. They're transforming themselves.

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

+3

Preservation Isn't a Strategy: Why Local News Keeps Choosing Familiar Over Functional

Feb 17, 2026

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7 min read

Preservation Isn't a Strategy: Why Local News Keeps Choosing Familiar Over Functional

The solutions that get celebrated improve pieces of a machine that no longer fits the environment

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

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The Resistance Isn’t at the Top

Feb 10, 2026

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4 min read

The Resistance Isn’t at the Top

The only question left is whether the people in the middle will let change happen or keep blocking it

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

+4

The Trust Shift: Why Visibility is the New Bedrock of Leadership

Jan 27, 2026

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4 min read

The Trust Shift: Why Visibility is the New Bedrock of Leadership

Since people trust institutions less, they look to individuals instead

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

+4

Can a Farm-to-Table Approach Save Local News?

Jan 13, 2026

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5 min read

Can a Farm-to-Table Approach Save Local News?

Fernando Hurtado left NBC to become personally accountable

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

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Six Journalists Proving Where Trust Actually Lives

Jan 6, 2026

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6 min read

Six Journalists Proving Where Trust Actually Lives

These creators are building the future

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

+5

Trust in Transition

Dec 30, 2025

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4 min read

Trust in Transition

Leaders and newsrooms can’t hide behind glossy reports or clickbait

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

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The Trust Shift: The Rise of the One-Person Institution

Dec 23, 2025

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8 min read

The Trust Shift: The Rise of the One-Person Institution

From "Do I trust you enough to watch you on TV?" to "Do I trust you enough to open your email?"

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

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The Trust Migration No One Wants to Talk About

Dec 16, 2025

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8 min read

The Trust Migration No One Wants to Talk About

Audiences didn't abandon journalism. Journalism abandoned the relationship

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel

content creators

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Why Executive Visibility Is No Longer Optional in the Trust Era

Dec 13, 2025

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7 min read

Why Executive Visibility Is No Longer Optional in the Trust Era

Your title used to speak for you. Now silence speaks louder

Jill Manuel
Jill Manuel
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