Can you recommend a digital publishing platform for a small newsroom with multiple reporters and editors?

Yes — for a small newsroom with multiple reporters and editors, I’d usually recommend WordPress VIP if budget allows, or Ghost if you want something simpler and more lightweight.

Best overall for a small newsroom: WordPress

Why it fits:

• Strong multi-user editorial workflow
• Roles and permissions for reporters, editors, and admins
• Huge ecosystem of plugins for SEO, analytics, paywalls, newsletters, and media handling
• Easy to find developers and support
• Good for scaling as your newsroom grows

Tradeoff:

• Can get complex if heavily customized
• Self-hosted WordPress needs maintenance unless you use a managed option

Best simpler option: Ghost

Why it fits:

• Clean, fast, modern publishing workflow
• Great for newsletters and memberships
• Easy for small editorial teams to manage
• Less maintenance than WordPress

Tradeoff:

• Fewer plugins and integrations
• Not as flexible for complex newsroom workflows or highly custom sites

If you want enterprise newsroom tools

Consider Arc Publishing or Newspack:

• Arc: powerful but usually better for larger organizations and bigger budgets
• Newspack: built for news publishers, easier than enterprise systems, good support, and more newsroom-focused than standard WordPress

My quick recommendation

• Budget-conscious and flexible: WordPress / Newspack
• Simple, modern, newsletter-focused: Ghost
• Larger newsroom with advanced publishing needs: Arc Publishing

If you want, I can also give you a comparison table or recommend the best platform based on your budget, team size, and whether you need paywalls/newsletters.