The way we live
A little more room for everyone.
Inside the public spaces bringing a city back together.
From first source
to published story.
Turn everything you follow into something worth publishing—with your team and your agents working in one place.
Follow a storyOne story. Every step.
The Common Ground
Your next story starts with what you follow.
Bring newsletters, websites, videos, documents, and audio to your preferred agent. Turn what matters into a story brief for the newsroom.
You choose the sources. Your agent helps you keep up.
On the reading list
3 sources- Newsletter
Who gets to enjoy our public spaces?
Street Notes · Forwarded from your inbox
- Website
A new chapter for Riverside Square
A community consultation you’re following
- Video
Designing cities people actually use
A 58-minute conversation with an urban designer
Documents and audio can join the same workflow.
Find the thread that connects the sources.
Ask your agent to summarize the material, surface shared ideas, and help you find an angle worth exploring.
Your agent connects the material. You choose the angle.
A possible story
Research notesWhat makes a public space a place people want to stay?
- Start with everyday needs.
- Shade, seating, and somewhere to meet.From the newsletter and video
- Listen to the people who use it.
- The consultation gives the story a local perspective.From the website update
- Find a human way into the story.
- Explore how small changes can make room for more people.A suggested angle across the sources
Give the research a voice of your own.
Turn the angle into a first draft. Develop the argument, add your reporting, and make the words sound like your publication.
Your agent prepares a starting point. You shape the story.
First draft
Prepared from the researchA little more room
for everyone.
A square can be somewhere we cross, or somewhere we stay. Often, the difference begins with a few ordinary things: shade, a seat, and space to meet.
The plans for Riverside Square raise a bigger question: who do we make room for when we design the places we share?
Make the story part of your publication.
Bring your words, imagery, and identity together in a reading experience that feels like yours.
Publish from the editor or through your preferred agent.
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Article previewTake the story to your readers.
Shape the article into a newsletter edition. Give subscribers a useful introduction and a reason to spend time with the full story.
Your team or agent prepares the edition in the same platform.
See which stories get read.
Follow your publishing activity and story reads. Explore a day, a desk, or an individual story to understand what drew attention.
Use what you learn to decide which stories to follow up.
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Analytics preview- Published
- 3
- Reads
- 2,480
| Story | Reads |
|---|---|
| A little more room for everyone. | 1,340 |
| The small bookshops writing a new chapter. | 620 |
| What makes a neighbourhood feel like home? | 520 |
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- Keep an eye on the web
- “Watch these websites for changes and prepare the developments worth covering.”
- Turn long material into a story
- “Summarize this video, compare it with these documents, and prepare an article draft.”
- Make sense of your inbox
- “Find the themes across my forwarded newsletters and suggest what I could write next.”
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