Aisha Rahman
Influence & Narratives Analyst — Analyses influence, public relations and how narratives are manufactured and measured.
Measuring Influence: Reach, Trust, and the Limits of Metrics
Reach is easy to count and trust is hard to earn — the gap defines the real economics of influence.
How Public Relations Shapes What Becomes News
A large share of the news agenda begins as strategic communication — worth understanding to read the news well.
Soft Power in the Age of Platforms and Creators
Influence has decentralized from institutions to individuals — with new leverage and new risks.
The Influence Economy: How Narratives Are Manufactured
A look at the machinery — PR, creators, platforms and data — that shapes what audiences come to believe.
How Nations Project Soft Power Through Media
International broadcasters, platforms and culture have become instruments of statecraft.
Regional Media and the Fight Against News Deserts
Regional outlets are experimenting with cooperatives, philanthropy and shared services to keep local reporting alive.
Data Journalism Goes Mainstream
Once a specialist craft, data-driven reporting is now central to how major stories are researched, told and verified.
The Comment Section Is Dead. What Replaced Community?
Newsrooms are rebuilding audience community through newsletters, events and messaging rather than open comment threads.
Local News Deserts and the Search for Sustainable Models
As local outlets close, nonprofit, cooperative and public-funding models are being tested to fill the civic gap.