We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.

“One way to minimize harm is through a shared reporting model that is sometimes used after mass casualty events, where a small pool of reporters gathers information and distributes it to others. That ...

Despite their trust in local news, many Americans are not willing to pay for it. Only 23% of Americans who say they pay for ...

The Chicago-based Invisible Institute (which won two Pulitzers last year) primarily investigates police misconduct. Its roots ...

And yet, we have recently built systems that are smarter than people in many ways, and are able to significantly amplify the ...

American journalism creates space for small-town extremists to gain power, especially given declines in local news.

The feature, called Secure Messaging, is based on a tool called CoverDrop, first proposed in 2022. Its source code is ...

"Summaries aren’t a replacement for journalism: they can’t exist without it." The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Yahoo ...

“In Colorado, the Range Ledger closed in 2022 when the owner died; South Dakota’s Wilmot Enterprise stopped publishing after its owner got sick in 2024; eight weekly newspapers in northeastern North ...

“Shhh.,” by audio producer and editor Jorge Just, could easily be confused for dead air. For nearly three minutes, you hear ...

"These newsrooms desperately need the help these technologies provide, but they’re the ones being left out because they work ...

“Six of the 11 Supreme Court judges voted to hold platforms responsible for third-party content seen as illegal, in a decision that could result in fines against social media companies for not ...