The summary is too long; Google cuts it off.
Why it matters to readers. Readers see an unfinished sentence under your headline.
Desk · 2 min
→ Trim the SEO description to under 155 characters.
Galley · story grade
Quality is what the page shows of the reporting: byline, named sources, depth. Reach is how well it is set up to travel: timing, demand for the topic, the site's standing. Read it as a guide to where effort pays, not a traffic forecast.
Quality 90, reach 42: good journalism that is not set up to travel · medium potential
Changes an editor or reporter makes in the CMS.
The summary is too long; Google cuts it off.
Why it matters to readers. Readers see an unfinished sentence under your headline.
Desk · 2 min
→ Trim the SEO description to under 155 characters.
Some photos have no description for blind readers.
Why it matters to readers. Screen-reader users hear nothing where the photo is.
Desk · 2 min each
→ Fill in each photo's alt text: one sentence on what it shows.
The story barely links to your other stories.
Why it matters to readers. Readers who finish it have nowhere to go next on your site.
Desk · 5 min
→ Link three to five related stories, on words that say what each is about.
Site changes. Most are made once and fix every story.
Trackers load with no sign of a consent banner.
Why it matters to readers. Readers are not asked before being tracked, which can breach their data-protection rights.
Web team · 1 day
consent-management platform (CMP)Load the analytics tag only after the consent platform reports agreement.
15 of 18 checks passed.
Every web-team item, as one checklist to copy, email or print.
For the web team — https://eastmojo.com/premium/2026/10/24/can-india-eu-trade-turn-the-northeast-into-a-gateway/
[ ] 1. consent-management platform (CMP) (once for the whole site; 1 day)
Problem: Trackers load with no sign of a consent banner.
Change: Add a consent platform that holds trackers until the reader agrees.
Example: Load the analytics tag only after the consent platform reports agreement.
How to check it's fixed: Open the site in a private window: a consent banner should appear before anything else.
Topic: premium
Graded by Galley · onlinejourno.com
After publication, Frontmatter goes through everything you publish with the same checks and finds the stories whose quality outran their reach.