Starting at 11:00 a.m ET: Top Stories panel [together with Trisolute]
Join us TODAY at 11 a.m. ET/3 p.m. GMT for an hour-long engaging discussion from some of the best in the industry!
Hello, WTF is SEO? community!Â
Today’s the day! Join a special panel on Top Stories with Jessie, Shelby, Bryan Davis from the Associated Press and Joy Johnston from Trisolute News Dashboard!
We’re diving into Top Stories — the Google Search feature that drives significant traffic for publishers.
As the news landscape on Google continues to evolve, understanding how Top Stories (aka the news box) works has never been more critical. With the recent expansion of AI Mode in the U.S., which threatens to entirely upend the search ecosystem as we know it, this is an opportunity to talk about the opportunities for publishers.
We will dig into what’s changing with Top Stories and how news organizations can adapt.
Join Jessie Willms and Shelby Blackley from WTF is SEO?, Bryan Davis from the Associated Press and Joy Johnston from Trisolute for a candid conversation on visibility, volatility and strategic approaches to help newsrooms stay competitive.
This session will help you make sense of what’s happening now — and what’s coming next.
Attendees are encouraged to bring questions for the panel.
Here are the details for the panel:
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Time: 11 a.m ET / 3 p.m. GMT
Host Time Zone: Eastern - New York/Toronto
How to join us on Google Meet:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/tsy-tqmd-jdg
Please note: By joining this call, you agree to abide by our WTF is SEO? community guidelines. Failure to respect our guidelines will result in your removal from the community call, at the discretion of WTF is SEO?.
We’re thrilled to partner with Trisolute News Dashboard, a widely used tool in the news SEO community, for this panel!
The Trisolute News Dashboard is THE best-in-class, award-winning news SEO tool serving online news publishers since 2012. We demystify the news SEO universe and increase publishers’ visibility with near-real-time data and actionable insights while helping to build search authority on Google News, SERPs and Discover.
Please note: By attending this event, you agree to make your name available to Trisolute.
If you have any questions, please reach out to us!Â
Your pals in news SEO,Â
Have something you’d like us to discuss? Send us a note on Twitter (Jessie or Shelby) or to our email: seoforjournalism@gmail.com. Join our Slack community to chat SEO any time.
Written by Jessie Willms and Shelby Blackley