A comic illustration in black and white of a middle-aged white man in business wear yelling and gesturing at his staff.

Newsroom culture shouldn't be an accident

We need to train editors as people managers, not just story processors

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
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"The desert stretches as far as the Earth exists" (Arizona, 2020)

"The desert stretches as far as the Earth exists" (Arizona, 2020)

The eye goes and goes until, almost in Mexico, hills rise as if God pinched up the tablecloth.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Essays
Let's not mistake a corporate rebrand for a feminist moment

Let's not mistake a corporate rebrand for a feminist moment

Barbie is as feminist as a Lean In circle and a "You can have it all" essay in Cosmo.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Essays
The triumph of “What’s in it for us?” immigration policy

The triumph of “What’s in it for us?” immigration policy

"Let them pick fruit" is not a slip up. It's a philosophy.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
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The burnout crisis is a workload crisis

The burnout crisis is a workload crisis

Hire more, ask for less. That’s where we need to start.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Essays
The right tools can transform your solo media business. Here's how to pick them.

The right tools can transform your solo media business. Here's how to pick them.

You may not have employees, but you’re still hiring.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
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A vintage map of the world with an eraser on top. South America, Africa and South Asia have been erased.

“We don't really mean the world when we say the world.”

And we've stopped even noticing it.

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Isabelle Roughol
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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.

The Smiths may not be the ones to bring together the world’s news consumers. But should anyone?

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Essays