Credit: Pexels News BuzzFeed News is hiring three teenagers to bring Gen Z voices into the US election coverage The three new reporters will use Instagram and TikTok to tell under-reported stories and spark a debate that engages the younger generation ahead of the presidential election By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: Pexels News What will determine the survival of local news? Not all page views are valuable and not all readers are the same. The Medill Local News Initiative distils key learnings from its research into sustainable journalism By Daniel Green • 4 min read
Credit: Pexels News NCTJ seeks sponsors to support Journalism Diversity Fund amid growing demand The organisation is hoping to raise £500,000 to ensure it can continue to fund all eligible applicants to its diversity scheme in the years to come By Daniel Green • 2 min read
News Tool for journalists: Subly, for adding captions to video content on social media This new online tool aims to speed up the transcription process for online video to just a matter of minutes By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: TLDR News News YouTube channel TLDR News engages Gen Z through explainer content and impartial views In only two years, the channel has amassed 350k subscribers by producing factual stories that help the under-35s make sense of the politics By Daniel Green • 4 min read
Credit: Pixabay News US nonprofit The 19th wants to report on women and policies from a gender viewpoint As men still account for two-thirds of news coverage in the US, this media startup is shaking up its hiring practices to cover under-reported stories and bring women journalists to the fore By Daniel Green • 3 min read
News Daniell Morrisey: How to prepare a killer CV A career coach and head of talent for BBC shows talks about what makes a CV stand out to potential employers By Daniel Green • 6 min read
News What role will branded content play in the future of news? When media organisations and commercial companies work together on stories, it can put experts in the spotlight and offer a new source of revenue - but readers have a right to be wary By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by Courtney Hedger on Unsplash News 'Lead with the truth, not the controversy': how to report on the 2020 US election As the presidential election approaches, journalists need to better understand information environments to stop the spread of false claims By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: Unsplash News The Times set to launch a radio station to capture new subscribers The publisher is hoping to follow the success of stations like LBC which enjoys an audience of 2.7 million listeners a week By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Flickr: Augmented Reality Comics @ Ars Electronica Center News USA Today uses augmented reality to dive deeper into topical news stories Mobile audiences are spending more than twice as much time with interactive stories compared to regular content on the same topic By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: The Economist News The Economist launches weekly podcast and newsletter on US election to boost subscriptions The 'Checks and Balance' coverage provides a clearer rundown of events leading up to the presidential election, building on existing demand for the topic and the formats By Daniel Green • 2 min read
