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The Lede | Isabelle Roughol

The Lede

A blog about building newsrooms where people love to work and improving management and organisational culture in journalism

We don’t need a global news brand. We need a globally literate media.

We don’t need a global news brand. We need a globally literate media.
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The Smiths may not be the ones to bring together the world’s news consumers. But should anyone?

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
16 Jan 2022
Essays
How to produce a podcast without it taking over your life

How to produce a podcast without it taking over your life
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Do everything I didn't do

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
04 Dec 2020
The Lede
Rise of the media artisan

Rise of the media artisan
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I'm one of 'em.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
11 Nov 2020
Essays
American is not a default setting (or how to build truly global products)

American is not a default setting (or how to build truly global products)
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Lessons learned from 7 years running a global team, part 1

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
18 Feb 2020
The Lede
The real danger of deepfakes

The real danger of deepfakes
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It's not about believing a lie; it's about doubting the truth.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
02 Jul 2019
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