{"id":3435,"date":"2025-08-05T13:11:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=3435"},"modified":"2025-09-04T17:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T00:07:05","slug":"wordpress-in-the-newsroom-tech-that-supports-real-journalism","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/wordpress-in-the-newsroom-tech-that-supports-real-journalism\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress in the Newsroom: Tech That Supports Real Journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CaAuFCCHUaQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As misinformation spreads and resources shrink, local and independent news organizations are under more pressure than ever to do impactful work with minimal support. WordPress is playing a vital role in helping these publishers stay online, stay fast, and stay independent. Its flexibility, openness, and community-driven development make it a powerful platform for mission-driven publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This session explores how WordPress is being used to support modern newsroom workflows, performance demands, and long-term sustainability. The patterns and tools highlighted benefit not only journalists but anyone building high-impact, content-rich websites.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-session-speakers\"><span class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-session-speakers__byline\">Presented by<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-session-speakers__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/ramon-corrales\/\">Ramon Corrales<\/a><\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As misinformation spreads and resources shrink, local and independent news organizations are under more pressure than ever to do impactful work with minimal support. WordPress is playing a vital role in helping these publishers stay online, stay fast, and stay independent. Its flexibility, openness, and community-driven development make it a powerful platform for mission-driven publishing. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14667126,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_wcpt_session_time":1756319400,"_wcpt_session_duration":2700,"_wcpt_session_type":"session","_wcpt_session_slides":"","_wcpt_session_video":"","_wcpt_speaker_id":[3432],"footnotes":""},"session_track":[57],"session_category":[64],"class_list":["post-3435","wcb_session","type-wcb_session","status-publish","hentry","wcb_track-track-1-mt-hood","wcb_session_category-topic-technical"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfz0Bf-Tp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"session_date_time":{"date":"August 27, 2025","time":"11:30 am"},"session_speakers":[{"id":"3432","slug":"ramon-corrales","name":"Ramon Corrales","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/ramon-corrales\/"}],"session_cats_rendered":"Technical WordPress","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/3435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wcb_session"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/3435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8838,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/3435\/revisions\/8838"}],"speakers":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers\/3432"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/rcorrales"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wcb_track","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/session_track?post=3435"},{"taxonomy":"wcb_session_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/session_category?post=3435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}