Why we’re building it
Information about publishers is scattered across directories, filings, and their own websites. We are bringing those records together to examine who serves a community, what they publish, and how they operate.
The approach
The planned public site will present publisher profiles, comparisons, and ways to explore the news available to a community.
The product direction
Publisher profiles
Bring evidence about an organization, its publications, and its offerings into one understandable view.
Community context
Explore which publishers are associated with a place or audience, while making gaps in the record visible.
Relationships over time
Keep ownership, membership, people, and organizational change attached to their source and date.
Comparisons with context
Make peer comparisons intelligible without treating unlike publishers as interchangeable.
What we’re trying to learn
Which records help readers understand a publisher or compare coverage in a community? We are developing the profiles and explanations around those questions.
Public alpha
Public access is in preparation. The features above describe the planned site. We could not verify access to newsbase.org on September 4, 2026.
Related studio note
Journalism as a product method →Source records, verification, and corrections belong in product development as well as reporting.