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The Open Standard
A six-part essay series for a protocol company. 42,000 words, two podcasts, one print edition.
el riu rao — a media company in five currents, based in Valencia and Barcelona.
We make the things people read, hear, and watch on the open internet.
el riu rao is a full-stack media company working in English out of Valencia and Barcelona. We write essays and annual reports, record podcasts and radio, shoot film and social, ship a newsletter every Friday, and sometimes print posters just because the right poster is still the best advertisement in the world.
We work with brands who want to be read, not scrolled past, and with readers who still believe a good sentence can change a Tuesday. Five currents, one company, one voice. We are small on purpose and fast as a consequence.
“riu rao” is the Catalan word for the specific, persistent sound a river makes on its way somewhere else. We named the company after it because that's what the best media does — keeps moving, keeps talking, doesn't stop to ask if you're listening.
One essay. Five links worth clicking. A reading recommendation. Shipped every Friday at 07:00 CET. Free, forever, no tracking.
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