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“We’ve realized that we can’t do it all, and have made the decision to no longer have a staffed newsroom in Wichita.”
In normal times, text-only websites are a niche interest. But a natural disaster is not normal times.
Long before anyone was accused of being “woke,” the Wide Awakes used new news technology to rapidly construct a national movement.
The Times’ algorithmic recommendations team on responding to reader feedback, newsroom concerns, and technical hurdles.
El Toque’s informal exchange rate is used by taxi drivers, restaurateurs, and small businesses across the island. It’s also grown the news site’s traffic tenfold.
After more than a decade in the industry, Brian Reed is Question(ing) Everything about it.
“You just need somebody with enough charisma that they would carry people over the line. And it wouldn’t be a traditional journalist.”