Economics woes affecting UK press freedom, RSF World Press Freedom Index finds
Mass job layoffs are hindering independent journalism and the ability of newsrooms to hold power to account
15 year old local publisher launching in print
Independent digital news website Lichfield Live is taking the plunge to restore print to the community that had no local newspaper for four years
What publishers can learn from gaming
Newsgames are time-consuming and costly to produce but they offer dopamine hit that can bring in a new, loyal audience
Posted by Joseph Cummins on 30/04/24Axel Springer CEO on OpenAI deal: 'We must protect intellectual property of news content'
Mathias Döpfner says generative AI "has the potential to completely destroy our businesses as we know them or bring them to the next level"
Posted by Jacob Granger on 29/04/24
Regulation, innovation and future-proofing: takeaways from Perugia on generative AI
Have news organisations learned the right lessons from working with platforms? Are newsrooms being too short-sighted in their applications for the tech? These questions and more were discussed at the International Journalism Festival
Posted by Jacob Granger on 26/04/24Trusted news brands matter more in the age of AI, say media executives
In a world of information overwhelm, audiences put premium on human-made content and curation
Posted by Jacob Granger on 24/04/24Audiences, AI and audio apps: five talking points from Perugia
The International Journalism Festival explored why platforms and publishers cannot seem to work together, how newsrooms are informing their work with readers, and why we have not yet reached the peak of podcasting
Posted by Jacob Granger on 23/04/24Delivering news during the war: reflections on EBU's visit to Ukraine
Director of news Liz Corbin spent five days with Ukrainian broadcaster Suspilne last month to better understand how the war is affecting their daily operations in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv
Posted by Liz Corbin on 22/04/24Why PressPad closed down, with Olivia Crellin
The media startup sought to improve diversity in UK news by making work experience more affordable for students. But industry resistance, personal circumstances and funding issues proved insurmountable
Posted by Jacob Granger on 18/04/24How do journalists really want to use generative AI?
Analysing data and information is one of the most boring tasks but not many journalists are offloading it to the tech, finds a report by the Associated Press
Posted by Jacob Granger on 17/04/24Daily Maverick closes down for 24 hours to protest against big tech's dominance
The South African news organisation published zero news stories on its heaviest traffic day to show what the world without journalism would look like
Posted by Jacob Granger on 15/04/24Five tips to manage your screen time as a journalist
Improve your work-life balance by building better relationships with your dopamine devices
Posted by Isabel Meszaros on 12/04/24Reporting on Big Tech, with Niamh McIntyre of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
A year-long investigation shows the increasingly narrow gap between tech platforms, surveillance and authoritarian regimes, making it a crucial area for journalists to monitor
Posted by Jacob Granger on 11/04/24How a Greenlandic publisher uses its own AI translator to boost subscriptions
In this special series that focuses on journalism rather than algorithms, Sermitsiaq's tool translates news content into a minority language ignored by most platforms - and subscribers can also use it for themselves
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