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A guide to press releases: what editors actually want
Most releases die in the inbox. The ones that earn coverage share a few unglamorous habits.
Colin Reyes · September 20, 2026
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A continuing news file on the media industry: acquisitions and investments, launches and closures, editorial layoffs and union agreements, platform policy changes affecting distribution, and senior appointments. Items note what the move implies about a company's finances or strategy. Read by people whose employer or competitors appear in it.
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What Meta's Canada news ban actually did to publisher traffic
Two years after links disappeared from Canadian feeds, the measurable result is a durable drop in social referrals — and a search-shaped hole most coverage never priced.
Amara Okonkwo · August 28, 2026
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Why Substack keeps 10% of subscriber revenue and two rivals keep 0%
Amara Okonkwo · August 17, 2026
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YouTube raises new-channel monetization to 8,000 watch hours
Amara Okonkwo · August 16, 2026
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Why media consolidation accelerated in 2025 — and what the deal logic actually was
Scale for AI negotiations, streaming mergers for survival, and local groups merging back offices: three different consolidation logics ran through one year of deals.
Amara Okonkwo · August 1, 2026