Instead of diversifying white spaces, a new company URL Media aims to build and grow black and brown voices on their own terms. The overall goal for URL Media is to distribute the content from existing so called community media outlets through social, newsletters, and the partners’ own platforms. URL Media is an acronym for Uplift, Respect and Love. It wants to secure advertising, sponsors, and syndication deals, too. Meanwhile Hearst’s first diversity and inclusion report finds 73% of staff is white, while 8% were Black or African American and another 8% were Hispanic or Latinos.

Eurostat updated numbers for the number of people using ecommerce in Europe. Very wide spread by country - Bulgaria 31% and Netherlands 87% purchased something in past 12 months - but generally an uplift with Covid. Interesting breakdown per age group with 25-34 aged most active and the higher educated much more active across European nations.